Personal requirements & risk factors
- Physical ability, vision, hearing
- Illness, attention, alcohol, drugs
- Driver personality, emotion and stress
English Driving School Oscar · Berlin Friedenau
Everything about theory
12 topics – clear, practical and in English
Before you hit the road, you need the theory.
You learn everything required for the test: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 19:00 to 20:30. Lessons cover classes A and B, one exam topic per evening – in English or German.
Theory in English is charged separately. It is not included in the registration fee.
Legal framework
- Licence and entitlement, classes
- Vehicle papers, registration, medical checks
- Insurance, international traffic
Basic rules & traffic signs
- § 1 StVO – caution and consideration
- Warning, regulatory and direction signs
- Traffic installations and symbols
Road system & railway crossings
- Carriageway, keep-right rule, lanes
- Motorways and dual carriageways
- Level crossings, duty to wait
Right of way
- Right before left, waiting rules
- Right-of-way signs
- Roundabouts, bent priority roads
Traffic control
- Traffic lights, green arrow, permanent lights
- Direction by police officers
- Special traffic situations
Speed & distance
- Choosing your speed
- Stopping, reaction and braking distance
- Safety distances, warning signals
Other road users
- Public transport, buses, trams
- Cyclists, pedestrians, children
- Zone 30, traffic calming
Manoeuvres & observation
- Joining traffic, lane changes
- Overtaking, turning, reversing
- Turning around
Stationary traffic
- Stopping and parking
- Getting in and out safely
- Broken-down vehicles
Special situations & offences
- Lighting
- Emergency vehicles, traffic stops
- Behaviour after an accident
Lifelong learning
- Novice drivers, accompanied driving
- Probationary licence, extra seminars
- Further training, risks