I hope I pass this test. I respect the law and I'll drive more safely the laws of California drive safe and watch for pedestrians never drive under an influence keep a nice speed limit spent all the speedy limits. Drive safe in the freeway. Make sure Arnold cross any car may cause danger. Drive a safe distance from another car. Keep my eyes on the road. Don't have any music on loud to use my cell phone while driving Make sure I'm a good condition to drive where my seat belt and everybody in the car wear it too when I'm driving Make sure to stop driving when you feel tired take a rest from long distance driving have safety seats for toddlers if you have some Make sure you have your driver's license and registration when stopped and read the speed limit signs when you're driving​​​ read more

17 Mile Driving School - Driving Schools Near Me - Santa Cruz, California

I taught my daughter to drive on private roads. After she got her permit we signed on with Kristen, who is a wonderful driving instructor. Because we were about to move, she was flexible enough to do 2 hour lessons in a very brief period. After the lessons, my daughter started correcting my driving! (And she was right.) My daughter was very comfortable with Kristen, learned a lot, developed great driving habits, and is thoroughly ready for the on-the-road driving test. I cannot recommend 17 Mile Driving School enough. read more

Kristin is amazing. She is so patient and incredible with instructions. She is such a good driving instructor I can't say enough good things. My son loved working with her and passed his test first try! read more

Kristen is an amazing driving teacher! She was patient, kind, and takes her job of teaching people how to drive very seriously, while still being calm and pleasant to learn from. She was easy to work with and her and my 16 year old did all the appointment arrangements together. She was very reasonably priced and prepared my daughter well for her driving test (she passed!). She taught her everything she needed to know, not only pass, but to be a safe and cautious driver out there on the roads with us. I highly recommend Kristen for anyone learning to drive, or preparing to take their driving test. read more

With great reviews this was the first place I called for my 16 year old daughter. I called three times total. I talked to a woman twice (Kristen I believe) and left a message once. The first call was great, she said she'd call me back in two weeks since they were busy due to covid and catching up with current customers. Totally understandable. She never called back. Fast forward 3.5 weeks. I left a detailed message. No response again. About a week later I called a third time and talked to the same woman again. Again she was busy. "It's a weird time," she said. She was on another call and had a driving appointment. Again, understandable. Two days later and still no call. Each conversation was pleasant, but it is unprofessional to say you'll call back and then not especially after such a long time. I would have rather she was honest if they are too busy for new customers. Her great reviews kept me from trying another driving school, but I've since called another and immediately got an appointment scheduled. read more

Our family just went through our second time having a driver educated by 17-Mile Driving School, and Kristen is as top-notch an instructor as ever! She is deeply educated, pleasant, calm, informative, unflappable. She cares personally about the safety of all drivers and the success of those she teaches. She made sure after every behind-the-wheel lesson that both parents and student knew what went right and what needed more work and was always kind in her communication. She made sure we knew what to expect at every stage of the process, and she prepared both our kids well for their successful driving tests at the DMV. We scheduled an extra practice session for our son before his driving test because during the coronavirus shutdown we had to wait so long for the DMV to reschedule him that he didn't want to risk not passing; it worked, and he passed with a strong score. Thanks again, Kristen, for putting another good driver on the road! read more

My daughter recently did her driver training with 17 Mile Driving School's Kristen Kellermyer, and I can't say enough good things about the experience, but I'll try to sum up the highlights. First (and super important to both me and my daughter) is Kristen's extremely calm, kind, informative demeanor. She has a rock solid energy about her, friendly but unflappable, and she places a huge emphasis on making sure kids are well informed and aware before they even turn the key in the ignition for their first lesson. My daughter heard stories of kids getting yelled at by instructors from other driving schools, having grumpy or uncommunicative instructors, or being told to do something wrong as a way of testing to see if they really know the rules. One of her classmates who went to a different driving school said he had a different instructor every time he had a lesson. These are things nobody would experience with Kristen. (2) I really like the fact that instead of doing three 2-hour sessions as many driving schools do, she stretches out the kids' education with the same number of hours, but more sessions. I don't think it's ideal for a young driver to spend two full hours behind the wheel on their very first day of driving school - it takes a lot of concentration, and they could get tired out by it or lose focus. Each of Kristen's sessions are designed to focus on certain types of driving situations and to provide the ideal amount of practice time for students in between the lessons. She starts with a one-hour lesson focused on fundamentals, then gives the kids a week or two to practice. Her second session focuses on rural driving and handling emergencies, followed by 3-4 weeks of practice. Then she does a lesson focused on stuff that comes up in city driving, including parallel parking and other challenges. After 3-4 more weeks of practice, the students get a 2-hour freeway driving lesson (including the infamous Fishhook in Santa Cruz). The final lesson is a mock driving test, and it also takes them through unusual intersections and a final review of their instruments. This is to prepare them for their behind-the-wheel DMV exam. After that lesson my daughter felt super prepared and confident going into the driving test. Also, Kristen made sure we were well informed about everything we would need and what it would be like the day of the test for both my daughter and me - right down to where I would park and where I would wait for her while she took the test and what odd things might occur (like people trying to get in front of us in line for her test.) (3) Kristen takes a thorough, committed approach to the young drivers' education. She even videotapes the driving sessions so if there was a tricky part of the drive, she can review the tape with the student or parent afterward so they remember what they need to do differently the next time. (4) Kristen is a certified high school teacher, who started her own business in driver's ed years ago when schools were getting out of the business of offering it to their students. So she's been well trained to work with this age group - she's a young-at-heart surfer, whose company they can enjoy - very professional, but easy to relate to at the same time. Thanks to Kristen, I'm enjoying a delightful amount of newly freed time now that my daughter is able to drive herself where she needs to go, and I feel perfectly safe with her doing so. My daughter is a solid, responsible driver, and I credit that in part to her own personality but also hugely to the personality and professionalism of her instructor, Kristen. read more

17 Mile Driving School is the bomb!!! When my daughter got her permit we started working with Kristin. They allowed me to ride along in the back seat on thier first lesson. I wanted to observe the process and see how to effectively teach my daughter to be safe on the road. I was AMAZED .... ok maybe even SHOCKED .... by the calm caring way in which Kristin directed my daughter. She spoke to her in a low calm voice giving her the next direction way in advance. She gave my daughter just enough information with each lesson and then allowed a few weeks in between for her to practice the new skills. Kristin would always start by reinforcing the positive and then help her progress to the next level. My daughter felt completely comfortable with Kristin and wished they could have spent more time together!!!! This amazing teacher even spent time explaining to me what teenagers are feeling during this process and then spoke to my daughter about what parents go through. Her advice helped us both better understand how to survive this process while maintaining our relationship. My daughter got her license today and she said "Mom I owe this all to Kristin" read more

Kristen at 17 Mile Driving School is the very best! I highly recommended this driving school! Her calm, thorough and approach to teaching students makes this your best choice for driver's training classes. She gets to know your student personally and keeps a record of past lessons and things that need to be reviewed and retaught. Rather than the traditional approach of three 2 hour sessions taught be whoever may be working that day, Kristen offers four 1 hour lessons and one 2 hour lesson, each with Kristen as the teacher. No other students are in the car with your child. She has a specific plan for each lesson, taking your child through basic skills, highway/freeway driving and preparation for his/her DMV driving test. We so appreciated Kristen's kind and easy manner, and found her to be thoroughly professional. read more