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Driving guides

Learning to drive in San Francisco and San Mateo County

Plain answers about permits, licenses and local roads. Every rule links to its official source, with the date we last checked it.

Adults

California traffic school: how it works and who qualifies

How California traffic school works for a ticket: who qualifies, the 18-month rule, court fees and the deadline. Sourced from court and DMV pages.

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October 12, 2026
Teens & parents

The California DMV written test: what’s on it and how to study

What the California DMV knowledge test covers, the pass mark, retakes, what you can’t use, and how to study with free DMV sample tests.

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October 11, 2026
Au pairs & families

How does an au pair get a California driver’s license?

How an au pair or nanny from abroad gets a California driver’s license: driving on a home license, the documents, the tests, and where lessons fit.

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October 10, 2026
San Francisco driving

What happens on your first driving lesson?

How your first LLG driving lesson works: booking, what to bring, pickup, what you’ll practice, and the scores email you get afterwards.

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October 7, 2026
San Francisco driving

What does getting a driver’s license cost in San Francisco and San Mateo County?

Lessons, DMV fees, driver’s ed and retests: what getting a license costs in San Francisco and San Mateo County, and how many lessons people need.

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October 2, 2026
San Francisco driving

Red lanes, cable cars and bike lanes: sharing San Francisco’s streets

When you can drive in a red Muni lane, what to do when a cable car stops, and the bike lane rules every San Francisco driver needs.

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September 25, 2026
Adults

Learning to drive as an adult in San Francisco: where to start

Never learned to drive? The steps to a California license at 18 or older, who you can practice with, and how many lessons adults really need.

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September 25, 2026
International drivers

Moving to California with a foreign driver’s license: the steps, and getting road-ready

Moving to California with a license from another country? The DMV steps, the rules that catch newcomers out, and how to get road-ready.

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September 25, 2026
Au pairs & families

Au pairs and nannies driving in the Bay Area: a host family’s guide

Before your au pair or nanny drives your kids: what to check with your agency and insurer, and how to see their driving for yourself.

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September 25, 2026
Teens & parents

California teen driver checklist: from permit to provisional license

The six steps from driver’s ed to a provisional license in California, with DMV links, and the one step families often miss.

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September 25, 2026
San Francisco driving

How to drive San Francisco’s hills: starting, stopping and parking

How to start, stop and park on San Francisco’s steep streets in an automatic car, plus the city’s 3% curb rule. From LLG Driving School.

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September 25, 2026

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Private 2-hour lessons from $200 in a dual-control automatic car, with pickup in San Francisco and listed San Mateo County cities.

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