Meltzer’s Driver Training Center

I learned how to drive from Meltzer’s Driver Training Center 16 years ago, and I’m glad they’re still in business because Matt Meltzer is amazing. It took me a long time to get the hang of driving, but Matt was able to recognize that my struggle stemmed from a lack of depth perception due to an eye condition I had. He explained the problem to me in words, which he saw confused me, so he then demonstrated it to me visually so I would understand what my brain was doing differently from «normal» people. Even though I was often brought to tears of frustration during my driving lessons because it was so hard for me, I appreciated his expertise and skill, and his incredible patience with me. I had surgery a few years later to correct my eyes, and with depth perception driving is a lot easier for me now. But I still hear his voice in my head from time to time, like when I am gripping the steering wheel and he says «hold the wheel only as tightly as you would hold a porcupine.»
Oh, and I can’t imagine how much harder it would have been to learn to drive from someone who didn’t have a cheerful demeanor and a sense of humor like Matt does.