backseat driving

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Another customer described how his visits to the store, nestled between a gas station and the local driving test center, has revitalized his relationship with his girlfriend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

"I've had phone calls from other local driving instructors in this area and they're asking me why do I not charge a fee to take someone on a driving test?"

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The upcoming effort will be the second phase of a project funded by Ford Motor Co. that teams the Ann Arbor university with a local driving school.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Companies have sought to recruit more women, whose numbers have increased in local driving jobs.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022

But what are they to this, this mad career, this breakneck speed, this thundering roar of the Mariposa local driving hard to its home!

From Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Leacock, Stephen