driver's education

noun

variants or driver's ed or driver education or less commonly driver ed

: a course of classroom study and supervised practice that teaches new drivers how to safely operate a motor vehicle

I remember taking driver's education and my instructor was strict on keeping my hands at the 10 and 2 position on the steering wheel.

—AAA Times

… you faintly recall your high school driver's ed teacher saying something about not pumping the gas pedal …

—Lucille Treganowan

Gov. Mike DeWine announced $6 million in state funds to pay for driver education for families who can't afford it.

—Laura Hancock

Every school has a slightly different process for enrolling students in driver ed.

—Ken Picard

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above