Libraries: License to Drive

Reading Time: 2 minutes

OK, you’re driven; 2016 is the year! You’re a teen and finally getting your first driver’s license. Or you’re a senior and you’ve been notified that you need to renew your license in person at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Either way, it means taking California’s written driver’s test — the test no one wants to flunk!

Well, don’t worry; the San Diego County Library system can help you get ready.

Branch libraries in Lakeside, Fletcher Hills, San Marcos and Vista are all scheduled to hold free, hour-long driver’s test preparation classes in the coming months, starting Friday in Lakeside.

The classes will be held in English in Fletcher Hills and Lakeside and in Spanish at San Marcos and Vista. They will cover information from the California Driver Handbook (the handbooks will be available at the library) and will include helpful videos and practice sample tests to take and review. The idea is to help you prepare to succeed before you walk in to the DMV to take that test!

The classes are open to first-time drivers and experienced drivers who need to renew their licenses. California’s written test for new drivers includes 36 questions and requires 30 correct answers to pass. The test for senior drivers includes 18 questions and requires 15 correct answers to pass. Drivers over the age of 70 are required to take the written test to renew their license.

You don’t need to register to take part in the classes. They are scheduled to be held:

Lakeside Branch, 9839 Vine St., Lakeside (All classes in English)