When I came to this driving school my permit was about a month away from expiring on September. Laura (if I'm correct) was pretty humble and nice when I first arrived. Like any other driving school, t... Read More
When I came to this driving school my permit was about a month away from expiring on September. Laura (if I'm correct) was pretty humble and nice when I first arrived. Like any other driving school, they're only going to offer 6 hours behind the wheel broken up in 3 sessions. I paid $200 up front for those 3 sessions which isn't that bad, but due to her schedule with other students mines were broken into four, 1 hour and a half sessions. I didn't mind since I desperately needed to do something for myself and learning how to drive was one of them. On the same day I paid I got my first so called lesson. Like the other reviewers mentioned, the person behind the wheel does drive the other student back to his or her home, and she definitely does have a lot going on as she's always attending her personal errands through her phone calls. So she had me go to El Monte and with the assistance with the instructor's own pedals and she holding the steering wheel to stabilize me, I dropped off one of her students at their home. Now my lesson could begin, she explained to me what to do while driving, like stopping distance, turn signals, signs, throttle and brake control and all the basics of driving. That 1st day was learning how to use the controls and how to make U turns, but she still assisted me by grabbing onto the steering wheel, braking and accelerating for me, which bugged me because I perfectly knew I wasn't going to learn this way. After that session she told me to practice my driving before my next session and I mentioned to her I didn't have access to a car and she was surprised. She told me to not worry and I confidently thought this was gonna work out fine, I was wrong. The second session was pretty much the same story, the instructor still kept assisting with the brake and accelerator even when it wasn't necessary and she kept grabbing the damn steering wheel! After that session, she told me I still needed a lot of practice I told her again I don't have a car nor someone that would lend me one. The last two sessions was the same story, in my point of view she made something so straightforward and simple very difficult and unenjoyable for me at least. What threw me off was that she wasn't so restrictive with the other students, and their experience and skills of driving was on par to mine. So yeah, don't expect to learn how to drive in 6 hours, especially in sessions. I already had this clear in my mind, but since I have no support from family and friends, I gave this place a shot. TBH I gave the "school" 3 stars just because Laura is a nice person and don't want to do anymore damage to this dilemma. If you're completely new to driving and have no experience operating a vehicle nor have access to a car, don't even bother coming here because you'll be expected to practice after every session on your own. If you're a parent, aunt uncle, older cousin, etc and know how to drive, don't be a jerk and support your younger siblings and teach them how to drive and save them the frustration and time from going to driving courses like these. I'm telling you this from my own experience and current situation as I have absolutely no one to lend me a hand in driving. This is straightforward stuff people, you can show your kids, teens or adults this stuff on your own. If you do decide to give this school a shot, I really hope your experience will be better than mine. Good luck. Read Less