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Back behind the wheel after years away
A car that sits unused for months comes back with problems: a flat battery, tires low on air, brakes that feel rough until the rust wears off the rotors. Drivers go through something similar. After several years without driving, because of a move to a city with good transit, a medical recovery or nerves after an accident, a valid license does not mean the skills are still sharp.
A refresher with an instructor is a quick way to find out what has slipped and to practice it in a car with a second brake pedal. Some returning drivers need more time on highway merging, others on parallel parking.
In Palm Beach County, the state-licensed driving school PalmWay offers refresher lessons in Boca Raton for licensed drivers, one-on-one and at the student's own pace, with door-to-door pickup in neighborhoods such as Boca Del Mar, Boca Pointe and East Boca. Practice moves on to Glades Road and Federal Highway once the basics feel natural again.