Sri Laxmi Driving School

You can find us out on Kanakapura Road. It's a busy stretch of road these days, but we’ve been here since before it got so crowded. Sri Laxmi Driving School is just a small operation. I do the teaching myself along with one other guy. We don't have a fancy office building, just a small place where we keep the records and meet the students when they sign up. Teaching someone to drive in this part of Bangalore is an experience. You have to watch out for everything. We take the students out in the mornings mostly when the light is good. Our cars are older models because they are easier to learn on, especially for the gear changes. We don't go for the high-tech stuff. It’s better to learn the basics properly first. Most of our day is spent sitting in the passenger seat, hoping the student doesn't hit the brakes too hard. We've had all sorts of people come through here. Some are nervous teenagers and some are middle-aged folks who never got around to learning until now. We just take it slow with everyone. No one is born knowing how to drive perfectly. It takes a lot of stalling the engine and getting used to the mirrors. We don’t do any big marketing. We just have the name on the cars and that seems to work for us. If you're around Kanakapura Road, you'll probably see us out and about practicing.