Welcome!
Hi, I am Natalie Verheyden, a.k.a. NV, as so the name
goes, and I am a licensed driving instructor here in
Marin County. I have been teaching Driver's training
(Behind the Wheel instruction) for over 8 years now.
For Driver's education I recommend
www.welcomedriver.com , and if you put in the code:
nvmarin , you will receive a 25% discount.
I have added some information that I have put together
over the years. I recommend that all of my students
print out and study the cheat sheets and the
additional driving tip sheet.
Also, for a more in depth study, I have copied and
pasted portions of the DMV's Driver's Handbook,
highlighting areas that I feel are important.
Please feel free to email me with feedback, questions,
or comments. Thank you, and safe driving!
Hi, I am Natalie Verheyden, a.k.a. NV, as so the name
goes, and I am a licensed driving instructor here in
Marin County. I have been teaching Driver's training
(Behind the Wheel instruction) for over 8 years now.
For Driver's education I recommend
www.welcomedriver.com , and if you put in the code:
nvmarin , you will receive a 25% discount.
I have added some information that I have put together
over the years. I recommend that all of my students
print out and study the cheat sheets and the
additional driving tip sheet.
Also, for a more in depth study, I have copied and
pasted portions of the DMV's Driver's Handbook,
highlighting areas that I feel are important.
Please feel free to email me with feedback, questions,
or comments. Thank you, and safe driving!
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“Natalie was a very effective driving teacher and
gave my daughter confidence as well as good
strategies for the road. I was very happy to have an
expert teach things like freeway skills, parking, and
navigating in SF traffic. Natalie’s schedule was
flexible, she was enthusiastic, personable, and on
time. She even called to see how the test has
gone—and we were happy to report that my
daughter sailed through the first time. I’ve
continued to feel proud of my daughter’s
competence behind the wheel and while she gets
credit for being that good driver, I give Natalie
credit for providing an excellent foundation and a
good set of skills for the highway.”
Carol Kerr, Larkspur
Hey Natalie,
This is Alec Kassin. Sorry it took so long to tell you
how I did on my driving test, but I've been swamped
with stuff this past week. Anyways, I passed! Woo! I
only got two things wrong; when i was backing up 30
ft, the first time I was too far away from the curb
(because I was afraid of hitting it and auto failing)
but the second time I did it perfectly. The only other
thing i did wrong was when i was pulling back into
the DMV, I wasn't doing the swivel head. Anyways, I
just wanted to thank you for all you've done!
I couldn't have done it without you!
Alec Kassin
Natalie,
I just wanted to let you know that Zack passed his
behind-the-wheel driving test this past Wednesday.
He was pretty excited about getting his license and,
not surprisingly, he is now constantly bugging me
about using my car. His driving lessons and
preparation for the test was great. Thanks for
everything.
Nancy
Hi Natalie!
Just writing to tell you I passed my driving test with
only 3 marks off. (!!!!!)
(However, this was the second time I took it. The first
time I failed on an automatic fail because I stopped
when there was a green right-hand arrow. I thought it
was a little extreme to fail me, and I was pretty
upset, but now I have my license!!!)
Thanks for being such a good teacher!!
Caroline
: )
They didn't do anything different. Thanks again for
teaching me so well.
Andrew
gave my daughter confidence as well as good
strategies for the road. I was very happy to have an
expert teach things like freeway skills, parking, and
navigating in SF traffic. Natalie’s schedule was
flexible, she was enthusiastic, personable, and on
time. She even called to see how the test has
gone—and we were happy to report that my
daughter sailed through the first time. I’ve
continued to feel proud of my daughter’s
competence behind the wheel and while she gets
credit for being that good driver, I give Natalie
credit for providing an excellent foundation and a
good set of skills for the highway.”
Carol Kerr, Larkspur
Hey Natalie,
This is Alec Kassin. Sorry it took so long to tell you
how I did on my driving test, but I've been swamped
with stuff this past week. Anyways, I passed! Woo! I
only got two things wrong; when i was backing up 30
ft, the first time I was too far away from the curb
(because I was afraid of hitting it and auto failing)
but the second time I did it perfectly. The only other
thing i did wrong was when i was pulling back into
the DMV, I wasn't doing the swivel head. Anyways, I
just wanted to thank you for all you've done!
I couldn't have done it without you!
Alec Kassin
Natalie,
I just wanted to let you know that Zack passed his
behind-the-wheel driving test this past Wednesday.
He was pretty excited about getting his license and,
not surprisingly, he is now constantly bugging me
about using my car. His driving lessons and
preparation for the test was great. Thanks for
everything.
Nancy
Hi Natalie!
Just writing to tell you I passed my driving test with
only 3 marks off. (!!!!!)
(However, this was the second time I took it. The first
time I failed on an automatic fail because I stopped
when there was a green right-hand arrow. I thought it
was a little extreme to fail me, and I was pretty
upset, but now I have my license!!!)
Thanks for being such a good teacher!!
Caroline
: )
They didn't do anything different. Thanks again for
teaching me so well.
Andrew
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