The Driving School Association of the Americas (hereinafter referred to as the DSAA) was incorporated in 1973 as a non-profit organization under the laws and rules of the District of Columbia in the United States. The DSAA is proud to be celebrating its many years of dedication to saving lives in the Americas and establishing “The Standard in Driver Education and Traffic Safety Since 1973”. Our original roots or birth of our organization, actually date back to 1958.

The mission of the DSAA is to organize all driving schools throughout the Americas (United States and Canada predominantly) for the purpose of raising the standards of educational methods in teaching driver education, to promote traffic safety on the highways and streets, to publicize, inform and educate the general public to the need for more intensive driver training, safer roadways and all things relating thereto.

Our membership is truly worldwide in its composition and we represent the more than 8,000 driving schools and 50,000 driving educators within this industry in North America. We also have additional members from countries such as Austria, England, Germany and Japan. Our membership and this industry continue to grow day by day and the strongest membership and representation will always exist in the United States and Canada.

Each year the DSAA stages numerous educational opportunities with regional seminars and an annual international conference. During these events we provide professional, governmental, university and industry experts to address our membership and this industry as a whole. These speakers cover a broad range of topics that include but are not limited to the latest teaching methods, utilization of new technologies in education, better marketing strategies, employment issues and better driving skills. We also make sure that this industry is informed first when laws or administrative rules may change so that we are able to fully inform the public of the many changes as they may occur. It is our duty to ensure reasonable and responsible implementation.

The DSAA works diligently with and in support of legislative bodies on a national and state/provincial level to ensure passage and promulgation of laws that will lead to safer roads and a reduction in the carnage that exists on the roadways of the world. We encourage state/provincial associations and support them in any way we can, from formation in their respective state/province to matters of urgency as it may relate to this industry or affect the public in general. We understand our position to inform and educate and take that responsibility to be paramount in its importance.

We offer this industry more than just words and encouragement. To our members and friends we send out our quarterly news magazine, The Dual News; that focuses on all the news of the day in this industry and maintain a variety of information at our website, located at www.thedsaa.org.  Our members have many additional benefits that include insurance programs, a free web presence hosted by us, the APPS Program and other items too numerous to mention here. There are prestigious awards that are presented during each year to honor the DSAA members and other related persons for outstanding achievement (s) and distinction in this industry.