Rick's Driver Ed.
Rick's Driver Ed.
In-car driver training only
(for high school students)
In-Car Training - $400
Cash or check made payable to “Rick’s Driver Ed”.
On school days, if cash payment is made, it is recommended payment be made at the end of the first day’s session by whoever is picking up the student to avoid the student having the cash with them at school.
PARENTS BE WARE !
I have had many of my students tell me about their friends who took their in-car training at another school complain that their instructor cut their training short, falsified their training record, took extended breaks (up to a half hour), sleeping in the car much of the time and/or making inappropriate comments to female students and even stopping at the instructor's house with their female students, taking students to and watching a ball game, and even taking them shopping during their in-car training. I have made the Driver Training Office aware of these situations but was told they will not act on my allegations - they need a parent to complain. Sooo parents - I recommend you or your child document all their in-car training time and compare it to the copy of the BTW (behind-the-wheel) training report you are supposed to receive once training is complete (which again, I hear that some parents are not receiving a copy of this report). Do not hesitate to complain (make a call to Columbus) about an instructor if you feel or know that an instructor acted inappropriately towards your child, cut their training short, or did anything else other than spending 100% of their time training your child.
Driver Training Section in Columbus
614-466-3250
See "Documents" page for training material.
Coming soon - Ohio Traffic laws
I intend to add a "Traffic Laws" document under the "Document" tab in the near future. This document will list many Ohio Traffic Laws that are valuable to know when driving. Since the online-programs have no Ohio traffic laws and the AAA books that most all schools throughout the state use to teach in-person classes have no Ohio traffic laws, many teens are poorly educated on Ohio traffic laws. I intend to bridge the gap with this document. My students should study these laws prior to their in-car training. Student's will be quizzed on these laws during their in-car training.
Currently not taking any new applicants
Current workload has me booked probably to the end of November.
As of Dec. 1, any new applicants will need to be able to drive after school on school days or non-school days during the week.
Weekend driving will not be an option.
My in-car training is for high school students who have completed an Ohio approved online driver education course.
Since there is so much to understand involving the documents, proper steps of training, guidelines and recommendations, and even if a teen takes their in-car training elsewhere, I strongly recommend both the parent(s) and teen take the time to thoroughly review all the material outlined on this website.
My Background
Driving instructor since 2009
Certified Training Manager
State Trooper for 27 years
Driving instructor at the Highway Patrol Academy
Driving instructor for Apollo’s law enforcement training
My experience and training have given me a huge advantage in teaching above and beyond the basics of driver education to include in-depth knowledge of traffic law, driving techniques to include Mental Visualization Training and vehicle dynamics.
I am passionate about teaching driver education since I know how important it is for teens to have as much information and the best training possible. It’s not just about learning to operate a vehicle, but to teach lifetime skills to avoid being killed or killing another person or persons.
As a trooper, I handled approximately two thousand traffic crashes which included many fatal crashes. Over the years when teaching the first day of class, I would tell my students that I have seen teens cut in half and their insides spread across someone’s front lawn, bodies burned and mangled beyond recognition and decapitation. Now that I have their attention, I asked them, “Do you know what the worse part of my job was?” (complete silence thinking what can be worse than that). I would tell them, the worst part of my job was going to a house and telling the parent or spouse that their son or daughter and/or their husband or wife has been killed in a crash. They will never forget that day and the words “I regret to inform you…."
My Goals
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To pass on as much of my training and life experiences as I can to my students.
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Is for any parent or family member of any student of mine to never hear the words from and officer
“I regret to inform you”.