Sofia Hotlen Driving School has been in business for 35+ years, or since 1989. Unlike other driving schools, we are the only school in Placer County that carries a brake and gas pedal on the passenger side. The Department of Motor Vehicle requires that driving schools install only a brake. For extra protection we also install an accelerator (please read last school article dated September 23, 2014). In my 35+ years of driving I have never had a student collide with another vehicle. I owe that to my experience and the extra gas pedal that have saved students lives. We have taught over 60,000 students since 1989.