1st Learn To Drive Southeast Portland, Portland

I signed up for the 3 - 2 hour lessons. I had no real prior driving experience.I grew up in inner city Portland and had been a bicyclist for 10 years. The first lesson with Larry we learned the basics and went from there. Larry was a very helpful instructor who was calm and interesting to talk to. By the second lesson, I was already driving around the city and left the lesson feeling less stressed about driving. These driving lessons forced me to practice driving and I passed the drive test on the first try and issued my first drivers license at 27.

Liz was such an awesome instructor! I looked forward to her class every week, and she was very patient with us. Our driving instructor chad was great too, and always made an effort to connect with us.

The classes were very straight forward and I became more confident in my driving while taking this class. Better than learning on your own and going through the DMV in my opinion. Jeremy was a great instructor, in class and out driving.

I had a nice drive with Jeremy. He wasnt pushy with any criticisms, which were all constructive and not angry. He was patient and chill and I had fun conversing with him. Id give him 4.8 stars out of 5. He introduced a great new strategy about seeing the shoes of pedestrians and how to see a curb by looking at an angle from the steering wheel, but I didnt quite fully understand the angle part, so that would have been nice for him to explain it perfectly clear for me.

The first two drivers were pretty good. Vince was kind and patient in particular and supported me when I made mistakes. The third one however was named Rose and she picked me up late, spent several minutes pulling garbage, dishes, and personal items from the passenger seat. There was garbage on the floor by the pedals and all around the controls. She was horrible to drive with. She would give me directions far too late, then berate me for not following them. She kept getting mad at me for not knowing...
Read full review things I was there to learn. While my previous lessons went well, there were several times when I almost pulled over to quit outright because she was so unreasonable. Halfway through an intersection shed announce she wanted me to turn, then yell about swerving and my turn signal, and spend the next few miles complaining about me. Shed say one thing and expect me to do another. When I asked direct questions, she would give vague or unsure answers, and always made sure to tell me this was something Ishould already know. Instead of answering direct questions, shed say oh, I wish you knew this, you really shouldve studied more. I dont think she understood I was here because I dont know everything. I thought we would go later, since she was late, but she dropped me off before the scheduled end of the session. Just make sure you request anyone but Rose. Driving with her was infuriating. I didnt get the time I paid for and I spent most of the drive just trying to not respond to her unreasonable and unfair comments. I really dont understand how she is a tutor there.

I m giving this a 5 star personally because I had the best teacher/driver Ed s teacher and his name was Vince even tho i only had him for 2 drives it felt like he was my friend to me then he was a drivers Ed teacher (which is a good thing) he never criticized my driving at all un like other driver ed teachers anyways overall 5 star BETTER GIVE MY GUY A RAISE HES THE BEST!!!!

my instructor was jeremy. when it came to driving, he was very stern but that was ultimately more helpful than not. he was otherwise chill as well.

Jeremy is very charismatic and a great instructor. The classes are a bit tedious and long but they teach you what you need to know to be a good driver. I m glad I took this course and I hope that anyone else that takes it benefits!

I signed up for the accelerated course, I learned a lot! My teacher Andrew was awesome and was passionate about teaching the material and helping students pass the course. On my practice drives, I liked and worked well with all of my instructors: Christian, Steve, and Chad. I would recommend this course to all new drivers, especially those who want to get drivers Ed done in a shorter amount of time.

Jeremy was my instructor for this course. He is a good teacher, and while he is strict, he is strict for a good reason. Ive found that what he taught me sticks, and while the instructor Magic was the one to pass me on my final drive, I could recommend Jeremy enough. 9/10 teacher