A-Safe Way Driving School

This guy know what he’s doing. He’s extremely nice but he is able to show you everything you did wrong without making you feel tense. It’s clear that he cared less about his payment and more about me actually learning. He took me to where my test would be held– took me on all possible routes. I seriously love this guy!

Collin is great. Got my license with very few classes. I suggested this school to many friends and all of us passed in our first attempt. Good Luck.

I had Lily as my instructor years ago and still have not gotten her yelling the whole time I drove in the car out of my head. Unfortunately the lessons were prepaid for, otherwise it would have been my first and last time in a car with her.
Skip waisting time, eneergy, and money. Go to Anne’s driving school for a positive experience.

Colin is a quality instructor who makes sure you’re not cutting corners when it comes to rules of the road. He puts you through the basic modus operandi of being a driver and instills it into your mind. What I’ve learned from my instruction is starting to become habit which is how it should be. My first lesson taught me the basics, from there I was mostly driving on parental supervision and learning day by day but after two driving test attempts (He picks your up 2 hours before your test, goes around the testing area and the pitfalls/​traps with you before checking in) with Colin and some fast learning I got my license 2 months before my permit was set to expire and now I no longer have to commute on BART, CalTrain and SamTrans to get to class in San Mateo. This guy is well worth your money, remember the adage «You Get What You Pay For»

My instructor was Colin Huey and I thought he was great! He was incredibly patient, knew exactly what he was doing and I thought he did a good job pushing me to be more assertive on the road. He is pricier than all the other driving instructors in the city but I think he’s worth every penny. When i talked to my friends about their driving instructors they didn’t seem nearly as professional and they didn’t seem to learn as much as I did. I felt myself getting better behind the wheel behind the day.
Colin is a driving instructor that doesn’t just enjoy his job, but he really cares about the student he teaches. He was always very focused on the road and he went over time with me when he could.
The best part of all is that I had 10 days to pass my license test before I headed back to school. I hadn’t driven a car before and because of Colin’s instruction, I passed. Not only that, but when I finished my driving test the examiner said «whoever trained you did a very good job.»

This is the WORST service. I’ve used it two times and the first time it was okay. The second child was not taught anything much more than philosophy of Life. No parallel parking. No city sense. I had to teach her the rest. BAD for a new driver.

My instructor was Collin Huey.
He kept everyone entertained.
Offered free snacks to keep everyone awake.
Free water as well as hot water to make tea.
Comfy chairs + reasonable price for Traffic School.
I honestly learned a lot from this school.

My instructor was Collin Huey.
Apparently, this place is under new management. I had a pretty bad experience with this place, still don’t understand why the reviews are so outstanding. Collin picked me up at my house to practice driving, we went over the basic rules of the road. Then the driving came along. I’ve driven a few times before this with my friends and I would have to say my friends were better teachers. I thought it was pretty creepy when he called me and he said he wanted to «get to know me.» Just teach me how to drive dude. What do you need to know?
The good:
He let me drive to meet up my friends because I was supposed to hang out with them after my lesson. He was patient.
The bad:
Collin was talking a mile a minute. It was really hard to understand him. He does have a Chinese accent which made things a little harder, but what was really concerning was how fast he talked, what he talked about, and how often he did it. Starting to drive, you have to remember and pay attention to a whole lot of things, I understand that fully, but Collin was making it stressful to drive. He talked way too fast and having to pay attention to the road to a pretty much first time driver was really hard. The check engine light was on in his light gold Camry. That was scary to see! He had toy cars and a disheveled binder filled with manila folders that had streets poorly drawn in pencil. Not that professional I’d say if we’re talking on that end of the spectrum.
He also kept TALKING ON THE PHONE AND TRYING TO TELL ME WHERE TO GO AT THE SAME TIME. I had to caps that because that was the most irritating thing of them all. He told me he only answers calls if they’re blocked. First off, you shouldn’t even be answering calls while you’re teaching someone to drive and you’re a driving instructor! wth! Second, his cell phone is his business phone. He had on his bluetooth device and it seemed like every five minutes it was, «Driving school, how may I help you?» SERIOUSLY? and then he’d tell me to make a left turn.
He was also very distracting. That’s a no no! Why are you trying to distract first time drivers. He kept pointing out daily life on the the sidewalk. «There’s a jogger over there» Umm okay… well if I’m not about to hit that jogger then. IDC. He also played music towards the end of our drive. I didn’t even want to think about turning on the radio until I’m fully comfortable.
We stopped and he showed me random safety pictures on his iphone. I guess he wanted to utilize it.
To wrap it all up, I’m sure this guy is a nice guy, but I think he needs to learn how to run a business and learn the art of teaching. A lot of unprofessional aspects of this business. It was an unpleasant experience. $ 120 for 2 hours.

Would give zero stars if possible.
The instructor (Lily) showed up 20 minutes late, When she finally got to my apartment her car smelled terrible. I was gagging the whole time. Pork potstickers reek.
She then ran through some safety tips, whilst scribbling all over my permit. Does she not have a notepad???
I explained to the instructor that i had NEVER been behind the wheel before. Yet she insisted on bringing me on to 19^th Ave. Scary stuff for a first time driver!!! She constantly raised her voice at me and was sharp, even rude. Did she not hear me telling her I had never driven before? I was a nervous wreck getting out of the car.
It took me more than 8 months to get back into the driving seat. Anns driving school rocks!!!
If you are a nervous beginner please please please do not call this school. I had the worst experience.

I got my license 7 years ago at the ripe (or is it rotten?) age of 16. Within a year I shattered my windshield on a mailbox trying to make a stealth getaway after egging someone’s house, struck many walls, blew the clutch, and crashed my car twice with the last crash completely totalling the car. Needless to say, I stayed away from cars for a long time, until 2008 when I got the itch to drive again. I still had a valid license, but had developed a fear of driving and had forgotten basic skills.
So, I made an early morning appointment with A-​Safe Way back in July to help myself get back on the road. I was so nervous the day of the appointment, and became even more nervous when I saw who my instructor was– an old lady who looked about 60, which means she was probably about 10 years older. I mean if that ain’t the triple threat of doom, I don’t know what is. (Also – I wasn’t expecting a BMW or anything too nice to drive, but I don’t know what the hell was up with the old crusty ass corolla she arrived in.)
We spent 20 minutes in my driveway. She used a steno pad to ‘illustrate’ driving situations and a few of her favorite crash stories. I use the term ‘illustrate’ loosely ’cause what she was producing on the paper looked like a jumble of confetti, Morse Code, and random ass scribbles that made no sense as she frenetically chattered. On the road, she chattered a lot too, but not to me. Her phone rang loudly several times during the drive and she answered every time while tossing out unclear directions to me inbetween. I thought that was rude and unprofessional, and put a strain on what was already a stressful situation.
By the end of the allotted time, I was pretty aggravated and disappointed that I had received such a poor instructor who was more interested in removing crud from her fingernails and flinging it into my airspace than guiding me. The topper is when she turned to me and asked with a hint of condescension if I had enough money to schedule another appointment. Please!
Skip the epic fail of riding around in a marshmallow on wheels with an unintelligible grandma, and spend your money elsewhere (I went to Ann’s).

Getting your license is expensive and time-​consuming. And if you had to read that sentence again… Yes, I finally got around to obtaining my license at the ripe age of 25, the day before Halloween. :)
After spending $ 1260 and 21 hours behind the wheel, I am FINALLY a licensed driver. Pan S. Lee, my driving instructor and the owner of the business, took me all over Daly City, a few times we ventured in the streets of San Francisco during rush hour and once out over towards Pacifica. He taught me how to break softly, how to look both ways (and again!) before making my turns, how to make right and left turns (including left turns with oncoming traffic. eek!), how to backup in a straight line, how to master the three-​point turn, how to make a u-​turn, how to park uphill and downhill, (briefly) how to parallel park, and all other things driving… but I think I’ve covered it all there.
It was awesome getting to know Pan S. Lee, a person I wouldn’t normally talk to based on age and industry. We talked about all things random. He liked to refer to people as either watermelons or pumpkins. He enjoyed getting fast food before my driving lesson so I would hear him eating beside me, his number somethings from Arby’s or some other fast food chain. When I finished my drivers license test, I was able to do a drive thru to McDonald’s for his lunch. Awesome.
BIG Recommendation: Pay in cash because of the big minus below.
BIG MINUS:
— I wrote all but one of my driving lessons in check form. Pan had decided to cash them in all at once the day of my last driving lesson and they went through the following day. It could be that I am interpreting this all wrong BUT he had mentioned that he had turned them in two weeks ago but they miraculously were put through in one day. I guess that WOULD be fine, except I get paid once a month and the checks all went through on the 31^st. And some of these checks were written back in August.

Wow Sam, Im going to have to hop on the Unilocal train. This was the most hysterical time in my life. Mr Lee is a fool and I dont think its there anymore??? All I remember was those ridiculous videos and smoking blunts on breaks with random Sunset kids. Good times

Can’t believe I’m the first to review this place. Which San Francisco teen hasn’t gone through Mr. Lee’s rigorous curriculum of driving dos and do-​nots? I wonder if the guys still alive, standing at the front of a class with his polyester shirt and sweat stain armpits, talking about how if you don’t drive slow…“vewy stoopid.” He’s a damn good teacher and he’ll scare your kid straight, especially with multiple showings of Red Asphalt I and II.
A– Safe Way and Mr. Lee, if it weren’t for you guys, I’d never respect the rules of the road.