Is it necessary to go through a driving school? If so, which is the best?

[valacirca]

First time driver. Never studied driving for lack of interest in cars and lack of anything to drive (lol).

Just about to buy my first car and study driving now out of necessity. It's going to be automatic and I'm just going for an A/T license.

Sooo... is it necessary to go through a driving school? If so, what is the best that you can recommend?

[_Qwerty_]

yes, get at least 10 to 15 hours of driving lessons.. practice as much as you can as possible.. you can check out a1driving, red1, socialite, if you have decided on what car to get, try to practice on the same type of car if possible..

[dct]

yes also for me. practice manual cars. automatic is very easy when you know how to drive manual. ang ok din sa driving school, you will gain confidence kasi may brake ang instructor mo. so hataw mo lang, hindi ka matatakot mabangga :D i would suggest socialite instead of a1. ang mahal ng a1 e. i think because bago talaga mga kotse nila. ang socialite hindi gaano e, pero ok pa rin talaga

[robot.sonic]

yes. pero suggestion ko diretso ka na sa automatic. mahal ang per hour ng driving school kaya mas maganda kung mamaximize mo na. madali aralin ang automatic kaya pagkatapos mo ng driving school, medyo sanay ka na.

[ervinelim]

Don't drive a manual unless you plan to buy one in the future.

I drive manual. As much as it feels great to drive. I don't really recommend anybody to drive one.

Go MATIC. Also, there is no A/T license bro. If you can afford it, I would go for the 20hrs. Bitin talaga ang 10hrs.

[vproject]

I went for 10 hours sa driving school but I already had experience driving a manual before (nung high school pa ako). unfortunately we had to sell our car so wala ako na drive from college onward until I got my car last year. So nag driving school ako to refresh my knowledge. Nag manual ako sa driving school but my current car is an automatic one.

[BratPAQ]

Go MATIC. Also, there is no A/T license bro. If you can afford it, I would go for the 20hrs. Bitin talaga ang 10hrs.

Meron sir, #4 sya sa restriction.

Yung pinagaralan ng misis ko eh mas mahal ang lesson ng AT compare sa MT. Maybe because youneed less hours to learn it. For me a target mo talaga makuha sa driving school is not the driving itself lalo na sa AT dahil napakadali lang naman matutunan ito. Ang hanap mo dito eh right driving habits. Kundi para ka lang jeepney driver at taxi driver na marunong ngang magdrive barumbado naman.

[Noel Salisipan]

Sooo... is it necessary to go through a driving school? If so, what is the best that you can recommend?

For me, no!
If...
-You have a circle of friends that can give/help you a basic driving technique advice/lesson.
-You have already a car for practice driving.
-You have the guts in learning the actual driving on an actual road.
-You already aquire basic knowledge from the professional driver, internet & some other reliable resources.

Finally, dont want to spend more than 5000 pesos for at least 10hrs of basic lesson & hands on combined.

[genesischain]

Practice basic driving with someone experienced first. IMO driving school is for setting your techniques right and weed out bad habits. And for practical application of road rules compliance. You won't really benefit much from driving school when you go in at 0% knowledge specially with a 10hr program..

[vproject]

Minsan kasi pag sa mga kaibigan / family members ka nag-aral mag drive, nakukuha mo ung mga bad motoring habits din nila... :D :D :D

[Verbl Kint]

Honda has a great driving school and is quite pricey.

[valacirca]

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I'll probably put in 15 hours worth of lessons before getting a license and a car. Just going for the automatic here. I've looked around and Smart Driving School is likely what I'll be enrolling in.

[jdee12]

To TS, kung ako sa'yo sa M/T mag start mag drive. You'll never know incase of emergency at M/T lang ang available car. Madali lang A/t, i assure you kapag natutuo ka na sa M/T. Mag tanong ka lang sa instructor mo ng proper shifting sa A/T. Example kapag traffic put to N.

[lobster]

For the basics to run the car, driving school is the way to go. I think the cheapest from Smart is 2200 for 5hrs. BTW, ang mahirap sa driving pag newbie is yung ano gagawin mo sa actual situations like sa singitan, sa expressway, may motor/truck sa paligid mo, parallel parking, hanging, etc. Dito, maraming practice kailangan which hindi kaya ng 10-25 hrs. sa driving school unless you're really good.

[chua_riwap]

To TS, kung ako sa'yo sa M/T mag start mag drive. You'll never know incase of emergency at M/T lang ang available car. Madali lang A/t, i assure you kapag natutuo ka na sa M/T. Mag tanong ka lang sa instructor mo ng proper shifting sa A/T. Example kapag traffic put to N.

agree.
Meron dito sa Tsikot na A/T lang ang alam.
Pag dating sa manual wala na, 2 hands up na.

[nashimoto]

may balita po ba kayo sa viper driving school? im about to enroll here in laguna, 7 hours lang kasi un lang afford ko. im about to drive an at car. i have basic knowledge on how to drive both manual and at, i tried driving a manual car before pero paikot ikot lang village. i think 7 hours would be enough na.. what you guys think? also baka may feedback kayo dun sa nimention ko na driving school? i will be enrolling na next week. hopefully matuto agad para magamit na namin ng family ko yung sasakyan.

[dct]

may balita po ba kayo sa viper driving school? im about to enroll here in laguna, 7 hours lang kasi un lang afford ko. im about to drive an at car. i have basic knowledge on how to drive both manual and at, i tried driving a manual car before pero paikot ikot lang village. i think 7 hours would be enough na.. what you guys think? also baka may feedback kayo dun sa nimention ko na driving school? i will be enrolling na next week. hopefully matuto agad para magamit na namin ng family ko yung sasakyan.

may idea ka pala sa M/T e. so pwede enroll ka na lang ng M/T. sisiw na ang A/T pag marunong ka M/T

[nashimoto]

*dct, thanks for sharing your thoughts.. kaso il be driving an automatic.. so might aswell be good about it.. mejo kabado ako kasi tagal na ako walang praktis. siguro what i need is exposure sa road.. hindi ko naman magamit yung car ng ganun ganun so i think its better off na mg driving school ako.

[randyps123]

Hindi ako nag driving school pero 12 palang ako marunong nako magdrive even got a fake license when i was 15 consintidor tatay ko he he pero i dont recomend you might have problems in the future. Apat na naturuan ko mag drive ang importante do your research first how the car works and everything sa iba boring pero sa akin important. Then try to do atras abante forward then atras. Try to put lines on the street and try to park the car. Mas madali talaga kung driving school less hassle and iwas disgracia. Pero kung kulang budget you can get the minimum hours and then practice with a good driver. Actually mahirap magturo pag matic kaagad kasi delikado kasi pag nagkamali ka tuloy tuloy especially sa mga taong madaling magpanic unlike manual mamatay kung nagkamali ka kaya maganda sa school kasi may preno sila sa pasenger side

[_Qwerty_]

never try to practice on your own.. ang daming pwedeng mangyari.. pwede ka mabangga.. eh di sira ang sasakyan nyo.. buti kung yun lang.. kung makasagasa ka nang tao.. lalong malaking problema.. kaya ka nag babayad nang driving school para sila lahat ang sumalo sa mga to.. pag nabangga ka.. sasakyan nila.. pag nakasagasa ka.. kasalanan nang instructor..