Local Driving School Online & Defensive Courses in Berkeley, CA

Manish Sondhi, the owner and operator of Local Driving School, is the most experienced professional of the Local Driving team. He has taught drivers training for fourteen years, and is a DMV licensed traffic school instructor. Manish, perhaps more than anyone else, sees his work as a service to society. He is passionate about teaching students to be safe, wise, and courteous drivers, as well as helping new drivers earn their license. He is a defensive driving professional, and has taught driving across Northern California, including the Bay Area. Manish grew up in Yuba City, CA, studied at San Francisco State University, and worked as a driving instructor while majoring in businesses. Manish has partnered Local Driving with "Donate Life California", offers free driving education to adults every year, and has raised awareness about traffic safety in his local community. A few of Manish's hobbies include traveling and playing tennis.

Don has served on the Local Driving team for eight years, but has been a driving instructor for over eleven years. He is an experienced professional who sees drivers training as his career. He has many children and grandchildren, which he says helps him understand and communicate with his students. Consequently, he enjoys working with youth, and values his work as a unique opportunity to help society, specifically by training youth to be safe drivers. He was born in Marysville, CA, and is extremely familiar with Yuba-Sutter county. In fact, his family history in the Yuba/Marysville area traces back to the 1860s. On his free time, Don enjoys riding motorcycles and spending time with his family.