I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended.
After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally g... Read More
I wanted to share my experience with this driving school. This is by far the WORST driving school I have ever attended.
After I finished my classes, I had to wait three months before I could finally get behind the wheel. I have autism, so I tend to get overwhelmed easily when someone raises their voice at me. I also told the main guy there that I was a beginner. On my first day behind the wheel, I was doing okay until he started asking me questions to avoid making things awkward. He asked what my parents did for work. I told him where my mom works, but I didn’t say anything about my dad. Thats when he asked, “What about your dad?” I was debating whether or not I should tell him the truth, but eventually I did. I told him that my dad left. He then asked, “Oh…do you still talk to him?” It made me super uncomfortable because I didnt know what to say so I just shook my head. Thats when he made a joke, “He decided one day not to care and left.” and LAUGHED. Keep in mind that there was another student in the back seat because he paired us together for driving lessons. she laughed too, and it almost made me cry. On my second day, I was behind the wheel again, and he started being extremely hard on me. Yes, I understand that driving instructors need to correct mistakes and all, but this felt different. As I mentioned before, I get overwhelmed easily when people raise their voices so whenever he yelled at me, I freak out, which caused me to make even more mistakes. At one point, I almost crashed into a tree, and he got angry with me for it as if he wasnt the one yelling and making me go all over the place. a grown man getting angry at an autistic teenager (someone he knew was autistic) who was simply trying her best will forever haunt me. He showed no empathy whatsoever. It was incredibly embarrassing, especially with another student sitting in the back seat listening to everything and probably trying not to laugh. I also forgot to mention that I have ADHD. Sometimes I struggle to understand instructions, even if they were explained only a few seconds earlier. Instead of helping me understand, he would yell at me for being confused and even called me stupid. It made me wish I could understand things more easily, but in that moment, I felt like I could never do anything right. I hope no other student has to go through the same experience I did. I wish students felt comfortable enough to openly share their experiences there. I would not recommend this driving school. Read Less