Rick's Driver Ed.
Rick's Driver Ed.
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.
Not accepting any new applicants.
Once all current applicants are completed,
I will no longer do the in-car training.
My plans are to keep this website up & running due to the volume of information I provide and possibly put together an online course and make it available through this website.
PARENTS BE WARE !
I have had many of my students tell me about their friends who took their in-car training another schools 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, stopping at the instructor's house with their female students, 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 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 spend 100% of their time (excluding about a 10-15 break time) training your child.
Driver Training Section in Columbus
614-466-3250
Since I'm closing about the first of Dec., I am having many parents wanting me to recommend another school.
The only school I would recommend near Lima is
Always Right in Columbus Grove.
Anyone coming across my website, should pass the below information on to any other parent who has a teen that will be coming up to get their permit:
All driving schools around the state are backed up considerably (months out). Beware if a school tells you they can get you in "right away" ($$$) unless they have an "expidited" program.
Parents & teens should plan ahead.
If a teen is planning on getting their license anytime near their 16th birthday, get the online done a.s.a.p. and then get signed up with a driving school for the in-car training.
Rumor has it that the state is spending millions of dollars to put driver education back into the schools.
Coming soon - Ohio Traffic laws
There are many instructors who teach some traffic laws incorrectly, resulting in their students losing points and/or failing their driving test. These instructors have been trained over time by material provided by the state (thank you very much). I'm talking about even where to stop at a stop sign or when to stop or not stop for school buses.
In the near future, I intend adding a "Traffic Laws" document under the "Document" tab. 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, in addition to the MVT document prior to their in-car training. Student's will be quizzed on the aforementioned at the start of their first day of their in-car training. If it is obvious that no effort was made to study, there will not be a day 2 scheduled any time soon thereafter.
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), my answer, "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”.