Where to conduct basic driving lessons?

[niky]

The back of the Mall of Asia gets crowded if there are field trips... so it's 50:50 that this will be possible.

The end of Macapagal, where they're constructing that Muslim Market is much clearer, but buses use that sometimes.

Best bet is really a parking lot, but better on weekdays, when its not so crowded... better still, she can practice inclines there, too (as long as you've got a quick hand on the handbrake). Some of Fort Bonifacio's parking lots are pretty empty.

if you've got the time and gas money, that mothballed waste-of-money Ramos built in Subic has a huge empty parking lot and no guards... ...I've always fantasized turning it into an autocross or go-kart course.

I used to practice with my girlfriend (now wife) at one of Fort Bonifacio's grandstands, but it's restricted to civilians.

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RE: driving schools? I've seen driving instructors who take their students the wrong way down a one way road, or take them out onto high speed main thoroughfares and highways when they obviously don't even know how to use the clutch. Personally, I wouldn't trust them unless I'd seen their work firsthand.