Bay Area Driving Academy Reviews

Passed my driving test on the first try! I had instructors Jenn, Teresa and Carrie. They were all really helpful in correcting any errors I had. If you pick a time slot in between other time slots make sure you don’t schedule anything directly after because they always make you pick up the next person and have that person drop you off so the whole thing will take 2 hours plus give or take twenty minutes. 12/1/2017

My teen daughter had 3 lessons with Carrie and it was a great experience all around from start to finish. Booking the appointment online was a breeze. Carrie showed up on time to all lessons with a clean, new car. I loved that the car had a brake and rear view mirror for Carrie the instructor to use while the student was driving. My daughter has some anxiety around new social situations and when Carrie was made aware of this she offered to let me tag along in the back seat for my daughter’s lesson. Carrie was kind, understanding and very helpful in our situation which made my daughter very comfortable and also gave her reassurance.

Carrie did an excellent job in showing my daughter the controls of the vehicle, made sure that she could see and reach the controls properly. Carrie’s instructions and were easy to understand and very timely. Carrie was calm, cool and collected. If my daughter made a mistake, Carrie calmly pointed out how to correct it in the future. Carrie had great driving tips, always made sure that S.M.O.G. was used properly and covered everything needed to be a good safe driver. We drove down residential streets, commerical streets, hills, highways, practiced parking and backing up.

I would highly recommend Bay Area Driving Academy to anyone needing driving lessons and especially to students who have social anxiety. Carrie was very professional, patient and personable. She knew the roads of the south bay area extremely well. 5/18/2017

I paid for my daughter to have lessons from the Bay Area Driving Academy. First lesson less than impressed, instructor had my daughter run errands and no tips on how to drive better. 2nd and 3rd lesson from Carrie was much better, she’s a great instructor only one complaint which is she didn’t go over unprotected left turns. I feel they should go over every possible scenario on the test prep lesson, just my two cents take it or leave it. Overall i think Bay Area Driving Academy is a great choice to take lessons, I highly recommend Carrie! 6/9/2017

Carrie is amazing! I was totally a new driver in my 34 years. And I was so scared 🙂 Also I had a few lessons with instructor from another driving school who was immediately available and it was nightmare. When I took lesson with Carrie (originally from Sunnyvale Driving School) it was like day and night. And Carrie let me do all things myself – she didn’t touch steering wheel or brake except a few times. Though I think some times she really wanted to 🙂

I had only 5 lessons with Carrie because she is extremely busy. So my husband had to teach me too. But Carrie’s lessons were the key. And I passed my driving test from the first time!

P.S. I’m new in US and my English is not perfect as you can see 🙂 But communication with Carrie was always easy and pleasant to me. I clearly understood each small thing. So don’t be afraid – you don’t need instructor who speaks on your native language. 8/11/2016

I haven’t read the other reviews for Bay Area Diving Academy but I have been using them for months, for both of my daughters, and this review is long overdue!

I was recommended to Bay Area Driving Academy from a friend; I think most of their business is word-of-mouth so because of the high demand they get booked up quickly. My experiences are with Carrie, who I would describe as highly professional – an expert in her field and Jimmy who is in operations and manages the excellent customer service side of the business – both are wonderful!

Basically I don’t know what I would have done without Carrie. I have alternated weekly appointments for my daughters because I was not able to take them driving. Matter-of-fact my eldest daughter spent the first year after she got her written permit barely driving. It wasn’t until I started lessons with Carrie that everything got serious – I didn’t have the wherewithal to take them on freeways especially Highway 17!

So Carrie came to our house weekly and taught the girls from square one; my eldest has since passed her drivers test (first try) and my youngest will test when she is eligible. That being said, it’s not just about passing the test and getting a driver’s license but it’s about becoming a safe, confident driver who is prepared for driving here is this traffic on these roads. This is what Carrie does.

Bottom line is that I would very much recommend this company to anyone who is learning to drive because in my opinion, well trained drivers are good for everyone! 11/18/2016