Rick's Driver Ed.
In-Car Training
Please review the
"Steps for Training" tab.
Documents required on the 1st day of training
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Training Agreement (see documents page). Must be signed by both the parent or legal guardian and the student and dated.
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Parent-Medical form (see documents page). To be completed by a parent or legal guardian.
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The Certificate of Completion from the online course.
DO NOT EMAIL ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS.
Documents are to be hand–delivered to the instructor on the first day of training.
I have a “two-student” policy, meaning there are two students in the car at a time. This is a huge plus.
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Doubles training to sixteen (16) hours - four hours a day for four days.
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Most teens enjoy the two-student policy, especially those who are nervous (which is most), because it gives them some downtime in the back seat where they can continue to watch, listen and learn what the other student has to deal with.
I encourage each student to check with friends to find someone they would like to drive with. Otherwise, each student will be paired up with the next available student.
School days:
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When scheduling driving days, there will need to be two students from the same school with compatible schedules.
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Start time will begin immediately after school.
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Pick up and drop off will be in front of the high school (except for Elida - pickup is the east end of the high school).
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If school is cancelled for whatever reason, please text me in the morning and let me know so we could possibly go driving that day, especially if you are in sports. That will help reduce the amount of days that will need to be done on the weekends.
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Students might want to bring some money for break if they wish to purchase a snack.
Non-school days (summer, weekends and Christmas break):
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Start & end location for Lima and surrounding area to include Putnam Co. and eastern Allen Co. teens will be in the lot on the west side of the Elida Middle School
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Start & end location for students from south of Lima such as Wapak area would be Shawnee HS.
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She start & end location for students from Van Wert area will be Delphos Jefferson.
***The student must have their permit each day they drive to present to the instructor.***
If the permit displays the letter “B“ (corrective lenses required) or list any other restriction(s), the student must comply with any restriction(s) in order to drive.
Failure to have the actual permit or comply with any restriction will result in cancellation of that training day.
In-Car Rules
Dress code: No slide-on shoes (flip-flops, sandals, clogs, etc.), ball caps, hoods, bandanas or open-side shirts are to be worn.
Cell phones or smart watches are not to be used during the student's “observation” time in the back seat unless authorized to do so.
Daily Reports
Since I cover so much information during the 16 hours, daily reports are provided for review. Most students cannot retain everything that was taught, especially while driving due to their divided attention skills. Sitting down with your child and having them explain what they learned on each topic is an invaluable process of the overall training. If there are any topics your child is unable to remember, feel free to email those topics to me and I will respond with an explanation.
Receiving the
Certificate of Completion
Once the in-car training is completed, a Certificate of Completion (nearly identical to the online course certificate) will be emailed to you generally within a day or two. However, it is recommended that you not schedule the state driving test any sooner than about 4 days after the last day of training due to any unforeseen delay.