Boom time for driving schools as learners seek licences

The number of learners in driving schools has surged over the last month despite the ban on 162  categories of workers, an employee of a leading driving school in Doha told Gulf Times.
"The prevailing good weather and the influx of expatriates into the country are the main reasons for the increase in enrolment," he explained.
The training slots for January are fully booked. Those who have enrolled now can start lessons only in the second week of February.
In other driving schools, it takes at least three months before trainees could start their theory classes and driving lessons.
The employee said they had also recently bought new cars and hired additional driving instructors without increasing their enrolment fees.
When the ban was first implemented in May 2013 by the Traffic Department, most driving schools recorded a significant drop (about 50%) in revenues.
Some of the categories of workers who are ineligible to apply include labourers, butchers, hotel service workers, welders, cooks, gardeners, shoemakers, security guards and others in low-income jobs.
However, after a new list of non-eligible applicants was issued in August last year, the number of leraners started to rise again.
The employee said the trend has continued due to the growing population contributed by an increase in the number of expatriates in the country.
He also cited the seemingly unending taxi woes which prompted many residents to enrol in driving schools.
“They tell us they want to secure driving licences, and then drive their own cars even if it costs more,” he added.
While the Traffic Department introduced some changes in driving tests a few months ago, a staff member from another driving school said a huge percentage of student drivers (from various driving schools) passed the tests and secured licences.
Besides the theory test, it also includes answering questions about situations involving critical thinking and presence of mind. Part of the test is identifying the parts of the vehicle’s engine.
Pocket parking was included in the driving test. Those who passed would go for the road test, which is held another day.

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Con-way Freight Employee Receives Department of Defense Award

MARSHFIELD, Mo., Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. , announced today that David Nieder, personnel supervisor of its Marshfield, Mo. service center, was presented with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award.

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Nieder was nominated for the award by Con-way Freight Dockworker and Marine Corps Reservist Michael McCoy to recognize the ongoing support Nieder and Con-way Freight has provided him since joining the company last year.

"I joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in 2012 and since then, Con-way Freight has been the most supportive company I've worked for," said McCoy. "Since day one, Dave and the team have made me feel proud of my service and secure in my job. It makes a huge difference knowing they are behind me 100 percent and are helping me successfully balance both my military service needs and career."

McCoy is a fourth generation Marine and will be working to advance his career with Con-way Freight by becoming a professional driver through the company's driver training school program. He plans to enroll in the school when the next session begins in January.

The Patriot Award was created by ESGR, a Department of Defense office, to publicly recognize employers who believe in a strong National Guard and Reserve. Employers qualify for recognition when they demonstrate leadership and promote personnel policies that encourage employee participation in the Guard and Reserve.

"Supporting our nation's servicemen and women is part of our culture at Con-way Freight. I never expected an award for working with Michael to help meet his service requirements, it's just something we do, something that all employers should do," stated Nieder. "We all appreciate his service to our country and his smart work on the job and I look forward to working with him for years to come."

Con-way Freight offers its employee-soldiers pay differentials and uninterrupted health benefits for their families during the first year of a deployment. The company's human resources representatives maintain contact with soldiers' families to ensure that they understand all available benefits, while employee volunteers also provide outreach to families, assisting them with everyday challenges such as home maintenance, auto repairs and snow removal.

For employees on active duty, the company sends care packages full of items like soap, shampoo and magazines. Upon return from active duty, employees are reinstated to the same or equal job, pay and grade level. If an employee needs to move for a returning job, the company pays relocation expenses. To help employees readjust to civilian duty, Con-way's Employee Assistance Program provides access to counseling through the company's health benefit plans.

Today, Con-way employs nearly 2,700 military service veterans, including members of the National Guard and Reserves.

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About Con-way FreightCon-way Freight is the industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and transcontinental service with exception-free delivery, on-time service performance and faster transit times through a single, unified network of more than 425 service locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation across North America and through Global LTL(TM) delivery in the United States from around the world. Global solutions include international less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia through its OceanGuaranteed((R)) service; U.S. and Europe delivery for inbound and outbound international cargoes through an exclusive alliance with TNT; direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports and domestic offshore transportation to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and CSA-certified.

Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. , a $5.5 billion diversified freight transportation and logistics services company. For more information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.

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Corporate driving lessons can reduce risk

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The goal is to reduce the risk of driving-related accidents, moderate the stress caused by driving, reduce the potential of vehicle repairs, lower insurance costs and reduce the potential loss of work due to an accident.

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Teenage girl becomes UK’s youngest driver at 16 due to cystic fibrosis

A teenage girl has been allowed to start her driving lesson 12 months before the rest of her age group because her cystic fibrosis making walking very difficult.

In addition to suffering from cystic fibrosis, 16-year-old Katie Gammon, from Barnstable in Devon, has had a lung transplant, meaning long distances on foot making her tired and breathless.

The DVLA has allowed her to drive with her father, Andy, in the passenger seat and she will be eligible to pass her driving test while still 16.

Katie spoke of her early access to the wheel: ‘We’ve known for a couple of years that I would be able to do it but we didn’t think I’d be well enough to be able to drive.

‘I get really tired walking so I normally have to get buses everywhere. Either that or I have to try and get a lift.

‘I’ll be able to drive to college. If I had to walk it it would take me 40 minutes so this is much easier.’

Due to mobility allowances, she will not have to put any money towards paying for her car or its insurance.

German Soccer Star Fined $665,000 for Driving Illegally

Marco Reus, the Borussia Dortmund and German soccer team’s star midfielder, was fined 540,000 euros ($665,000) for driving without a license for at least three years. The penalty is equivalent to his average pay for 90 days.

Reus was convicted for driving without paperwork in six cases between September 2011 and March 2014, Barbara Vogelsang, a spokeswoman for the Dortmund prosecutor, said today by phone. While the player was awarded speeding tickets on five previous occasions, police didn’t establish that he lacked a license until they pulled him over earlier this year, she said.

Reus, who drives a black Aston Martin Vanquish with a top speed of about 300 kilometers (186 miles) an hour, said he regrets the incident.

“Today I know that I was too naive and that it was stupid,” the 25-year-old told Germany’s most-read newspaper Bild-Zeitung, which first reported the fine. “I have learned my lesson and this will not happen again.” At 18, Reus took driving lessons but failed to take the test. He then decided to drive without a license, he told Bild.

The soccer star, who missed this year’s World Cup because of an ankle injury, is targeted by clubs including Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Manchester City. Reus is Germany’s most valuable soccer player with a price tag of 50 million euros, according to soccer site transfermarkt.de.

Juergen Klopp, his coach at Borussia Dortmund, said he talked to Reus earlier today and was “surprised” to learn about the incident. Reus accepted his guilt and the fine, Klopp said.

“He took a wrong turn at some point in his life,” Klopp told reporters. “He has not come to my attention as someone who often does stuff that’s bordering on the illegal. He’s actually a really great guy.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Stefan Nicola in Berlin at snicola2@bloomberg.net 

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Track owner to offer driving school classes

A series of driving schools for operators of high-horsepower cars is scheduled for January and February at the West Side racetrack off I-40, which is to be renamed Sandia Speedway at the turn of the year.

FEGAN: Three time world champ in drag boats

The Charlie Fegan Performance Driving School bills itself as being aimed at all audiences and age groups in an effort to enhance skill levels and teach the handling and limitations of advanced machines, such as BMWs, Ford Mustangs, Chevy Camaros, etc.
Students are required to bring their own vehicles.
“We want to instruct drivers how to enjoy their car and learn how it runs without the risk of facing red lights and speeding tickets. We want them to understand feet per second,” said Fegan, who runs the track. Over the past four decades, he has won two New Mexico state championships in motorcycle racing and one sprint car dirt-track competition. He also has won three world championships in top-fuel drag boats.
“These high-performance cars have 400 to 600 horsepower, compared with the 100 to 150 horsepower of a modern everyday car,” Fegan said. “The power of these cars has often well-exceeded the driving skills of the average person. They become a danger to society. We want to teach them what they have under them.”
Fegan said that while there are various driving schools around the country, those are aimed at preparing folks for racing. Fegan said his school is the first in the land for performance street driving.
At the first school session, which is scheduled Jan. 10-11 at the speedway, beginning at 8 a.m. both days, drivers will receive classroom instruction in the mornings, with track time in the afternoon to practice precision skills. There will be a maximum of 16 students per session, with a 4-to-1 student-to-instructor ratio.
On the track, drivers will negotiate the 1.7-mile asphalt road course, sometimes with an instructor in the passenger seat.
“We’ll take them out and put transponders on the cars, which records lap times,” Fegan said. “So, as they make three to five laps they can try different things. They’ll learn that going fastest into a corner isn’t necessarily the fastest way around the track. We’ll be developing their skills from the ground up.”
The cost for the two days of instruction is $995.
For more information, call Fegan at 505-400-0611. For a discounted rate for the school, information is available at racesandia.com.

Other schools are tentatively scheduled Jan. 24-25 and Jan. 30-31, along with Feb. 21-22.

How the state licenses driving schools

  It can be frustrating and nerve-wracking enough to let your teens drive, but what happens when the driving school you spend good money on appears to close up for good? As KOB reported Wednesday night, TLC Driving School appears to be out of business.
Students and parents are upset because the driving school appears to have closed without warning. Now the state's threatening to pull its operating license.
Students at Coach Al's Driving School spent the day learning about the dangers of DWI. Al Guadagnoli started the school 17 years ago, and like any of New Mexico's 45 driving schools, he's licensed by the state.
"You fill out a lot of paperwork with the state,” said Guadagnoli. “Once that's passed, you need to get certified, and that's a week course with the state."
KOB asked the state Thursday if driving schools have to do anything to maintain their licenses.
The state said those schools have to apply to renew their license each year. That goes for instructors too.
"We have to do quarterly reports. We send in our paper work. They come out and visit us,” said Guadagnoli. “They do site visits to make sure we're in compliance."
But as Guadagnoli’s seen before, even all that can't stop a driving school from suddenly closing its doors before students have even finished.
"There's been a few schools, and again the good schools - the schools that are doing what they're supposed to do - the state will call us and say, 'People are going to be calling you.' Then I try to fit them in my schedule with my schools.”
Guadagnoli says the state does a great job but could go even further in regulating driving schools.
"I wish the state rated us like they do restaurants because we're dealing with public safety. I think it'd be a positive thing if we were rated. These schools are rated A, these are B and these are C."
We've learned TLC Driving School is owned by a woman named Julia Gonzales.

Just like KOB, the state says it's had no luck getting in touch will her, and will revoke her operating license if she doesn't respond by the end of the month.

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