Driver's Eucation or Driver's Ed is a class or program offered by independent agencies and most high schools in the United States. However, the number of high schools offering driver's education is steadily decreasing. This is a result of less education funding, and booming fuel prices. In driver's education students learn how to drive and practice road safety. During driver's education courses, a dual-controlled car, meaning a car with brake pedals on both sides, is used. Students take driver's education to supplement the knowledge from government-printed driving handbooks so that they will be prepared for the test to get their learner's permit or driver's license. Some car insurance agencies also offer discounts to those students who have completed a Driver's Ed program.