As someone completely new to driving, I had high expectations from All Sights Driving School. Mr. Edwin had a tall order of getting me ready to drive on Maryland roads in a pretty limited timeframe an... Read More
As someone completely new to driving, I had high expectations from All Sights Driving School. Mr. Edwin had a tall order of getting me ready to drive on Maryland roads in a pretty limited timeframe and I can report back that we achieved this goal successfully. My learning journey started with Driver’s Education Program that Mr. Edwin administered himself. The 2-week course was online but still informative and engaging despite the virtual format – as a working professional I appreciated the flexibility. Next step was preparation for the road test, which for me entailed 20 hours of behind-the-wheel training.
20 hours doesn’t seem like a lot at first but looking back it feels like a mini-life. Not only did I learn how to control a vehicle, make proper turns and reverse park but also how to know if I met the right partner, what is the difference between religion and spirituality and why gossip is healthy and therapeutic 😅 Halfway through the journey, my patience was running thin and I felt discouraged from my mistakes, but Mr. Edwin was patient and encouraging. I knew I made it when he went from “Please don’t kill us, I don’t want to die today” at the start of the training to “I can fall asleep in this car” toward the end of it. Another big plus of the school is that All Sights Driving/Mr. Edwin will help you with other arrangements to make the driving easier, which in my case included weekend scheduling, pickup/drop-off from metro and providing a car for the exam. Overall, I enjoyed the process and recommend All Sights Driving School to anyone who wants to learn proper driving/pass the test, especially if you live in Silver Spring area but also anywhere in MD (I commuted about an hour one-way to get to the driving practice).
One piece of constructive criticism would be to improve scheduling. I had to nudge the school/Mr. Edwin sometimes to get clarity on the schedule, but I understand how this might be hard with a lot of students trying to get a slot.
Mr. Edwin, if you are reading this, I wish you and All Sights Driving a lot of success, hopefully you lead many more students toward their driver licenses before you retire. Also, please destroy any records of my driving on the first day, that did not happen 😆 . Read Less