Right Way Driving & Traffic School

The worst excuse for a driving «school» in the AV… the instructor «mumbles»…had no patience. .Terry was the owner/​instructor horrible terrible terrible terrible don’t go here don’t waste your money he brought my step daughter back after less than an hour and had nothing but bad things to say about her in front of her so she can hear it very rude very unprofessional this was a horrible experience I hope none of you have to go through this steer clear of this place

I paid for one lesson and never went back. I had the «pleasure» with driving with Terry, the owner. There was no constructive criticism (more like destructive criticism), or positive feedback when I did procedures correctly. There was only cynical, snide remarks and belittling. He seemed to wait until after I had done something wrong to start bashing my skills instead of actively correcting my actions. Example: I was driving near a school with no children outside or present. At the time I was under the assumption that 25mph only applied to when children WERE present, so I drove the normal speed limit. After we were well past the school, Terry then proceeds to raise his voice at me to never do that again because, in his words: «Yes you WILL be pulled over, and yes YOU WILL be the one getting the ticket!» (um, you’re my driving instructor, you’re supposed to be actively correcting me so we won’t get pulled over). Although I paid for a full hour, he brought me home 15 minutes early and proceeded to basically tell me I had a long way to go if I ever wanted to pass my behind the wheel test (Wrong. I passed it on the first try). I then had the pleasure of driving with his former mentor, Bud, who runs Budale Driving School. Bud confirmed to me that’s really the way Terry is, so it’s not just me.

The owner, Terry is a terrible instructor! One of the first things he asked my daughter when they were in the car was where she had drivers ed. She told him she took it online and he told her that people who take drivers ed online don’t learn anything. Hmmm she passed her test at the dmv, missing only 3, so she clearly learned something. He then proceeded to be very critical of everything she did, to the point of making her very frustrated. This was lesson #2. I am paying HIM to teach her how to drive! The first lesson was with a nice man named Craig. However, don’t think you can use this school and just request Craig. They will allow you to request, but they won’t guarantee it. And if a different person shows up at your door to pick up your child, you have to go with it! You have to give a 48 hour notice to cancel or change an appointment, but they can just send whoever they want without any notice to you. My daughter said she almost cried several times. She learned nothing on lesson #2. When Craig showed up to give her lesson #3 he asked her if she went on the freeway or practiced backing up. She had not. So Craig did all of that with her on her last lesson. He said she did great. Seriously folks, steer clear of Right Way! Your child should have a good experience. He/​she should feel comfortable and safe.
And I gave one star because 0 is not an option.