About Us

Safe Start Driving School began as Fresh Green Light in 2014 in Lincolnshire, IL. It was followed by our Northbrook location which opened in 2019. It was started by a local parent who wanted the community to have a new driving school that was more convenient, more effective and more engaging than the traditional driving schools in the area. We hire and train excellent instructors and use progressive learning techniques.

Our philosophy is to drive with an instructor, practice with a parent and then repeat. We believe that the practice in between drives is what makes us different and we help develop very successful, safe drivers at the end of our program. Fern and John are the owners of Safe Start Driving School. Fern had worked at Fresh Green Light from the first day the doors opened in 2014. She helped develop the program and grow the business to what it is today. John is employed full time outside of the school. He has been a behind-the-wheel and classroom instructor for six years. In buying Safe Start, we are on a mission to change driver's education. We feel that we create safer drivers with our unique philosophy. We are committed to developing the safest new drivers on the road.