As everyone else previously said the communication is pretty bad and the actual course instruction itself is frustrating to get through. I took mr. Oide's class through my school's spring driving lesson program, which they outsourced to here.
The only reason I give two stars instead of one was that the contents of the classroom course were very comprehensive, if not boring and ramble-y at times. He has strict rules about 'paying attention' that boarder on overly strict to me. Like 'if you don't arrive within five minutes of class starting or you're caught looking at your phone twice you have to leave the session and schedule taking it again another time.' Which judging on their track history on scheduling I can't imagine is easy. Those are just some of the rules and it might seem reasonable but there were others as well. The information was pretty good and extensive but frequently went off on weird tangents that have little or nothing to do with what we were talking about. I can see how that might be used to be more engaging but in these instances it was just odd. He also used the shock factor in some of his lessons which, yeah I can see how that would be useful and appropriate in some of them but in others it didn't sit comfortably with me.
I never even got to meet my "Behind the Wheel" instructor which is what prompted me to write a review in the first place. Due to issues with getting the proper documents in order to obtain a driving permit it took a few months after the classroom section of the course for me to try and schedule the driving section, which was not with mr. Oide himself but someone else also working under Accurate Driving LLC. This is not due to lack of trying, and I think it is indicative of the biggest problem and most complained about aspect on here. Me and my Dad (who payed for the course) tried emailing, texting, and messaging the driving instructor, as well as mr. Oide himself. The responses were either delayed, curt and uninformative, or nothing at all.
I never completed even one of the 50 hours required to get a license under the age of 18. Because of that I had to wait until after my birthday to take the test. We paid for that part of the education and never received it, and due to their strict refund policy we never got any payment back either. It left a bad taste in our mouths. You think that after you pay for something and expect it they would feel an obligation to fulfill their end of the deal but apparently not.
I can forgive the odd class instruction and setup, the refund policy and even some of their communication habits, but the fact that
I can't say that i would have been just fine or better off not taking the course, because mr. Oide did teach me some important and valuable stuff that I don't find myself thinking that I could know otherwise, but overall the experience has been more negative than positive. and I can't recommend them to anyone trying to get their driving education.
Please take into note that I did my classes in pre-Covid times so what I say in my review is representative of that. read more