Driver Safety School

Not a happy camper at all! Attended this school for the 18 month course and paid $ 25 every visit, talked to Richard (my main counselor) on a regular basis and participated in the classes. Had my card signed on every visit and did my exit to complete the courses. Upon finishing the classes in December of 2012 I was told that I did not receive any paperwork and that they would notify DMV within 10 days. I had other stipulations keeping me from getting my breathalyzer out right away, but have now been told that they in fact did not send in my verification I finished and no longer have any paperwork on me which could make me take the course all over again from the beginning. I spent a lot of time and money with the place just to be told it counts for nothing and I need to start all over 4 years later? What a bunch of BS money grubbing crap! Now I am told statute of limitation on keeping paperwork is 4 years, the two counselors I directly worked with are no longer there and the only verification I have is an attendance card and receipts of payment. The big BS is that if I didn’t attend for 21 days then I would have been cancelled from the program! So I didn’t complete the class, but also was not cancelled from the class? Explain that! If anyone knows how to reach Richard or Shanz please let me know so I can see if they will write an affidavit to save me 18 months and a bunch of money.

I called around for all the DUI programs local to my area. If you’re like me, you want to get this DUI monkey off your back ASAP. The classes, while more entertaining than I expected, are more or less a joke and the counselors are always hitting on the attractive females in the class and aren’t subtle about it. However, getting a DUI in and of itself and the cost was enough to deter me to never drink and drive again.
The one-​on-​one sessions last only 5 – 10 minutes and the group sessions are two hours. That equals 4.5 hours a month. I was previously in ADC High Gain and they require you to come in 13 hours a month. I greatly value my time and Driver Safety School does not waste it.
The only downside is that if you give advance notice that you will not be able to attend classes, they will still charge you for it. I went to my cousin’s wedding and let them know 10 days in advance that I would be absent. I still had to pay $ 45 for missing it though.

Driver Safety is basically where you go when you either get a ticket, get caught with drugs in the vehicle, or get caught drunk driving, and in court you are sentenced to «classes» (perhaps among other things). I took six months of hilarious and fun classes here with a teacher named Shanz Boilini… let me just say that the word to describe her is simply ‘beyond’. She teaches the DUI/​substance classes. Shes not like anyone else you will ever meet and honestly, there were times when I really didnt mind being there even though I knew my presence was purely punitive. She handles people as individuals, not numbers, and holds great, participatory classes. Now of course, the classes cant always be good (people get moody/​no one really WANTS to be there, we all HAVE to), but its such a nice elevation from a dry, boring session that feels like someone is running an AA monogrammed towelette through your ears and moving it back n forth. I can’t speak for any other teacher there, but I have to say she was really great. The girls at the front were awesome too, but not always in the best mood (who can blame them? think of the people they have to deal with, including me :).
It’s a decent place, and from what I’ve heard, MUCH better than the one on Pico.