FALCON DRIVING TRAINER Concentration • Precision • Timing • Awareness

Paul: 713-363-0217

Louann: 713-349-4289

FalconDrivingTrainer@gmail.com

“. . . think in terms of sanity for the purpose of being rational without illusion . . .” Rom. 12:3

     INTRODUCTION TO THE FALCON CAR CLASSROOM

Do you know for over fifty years forcing students to drive around has been the only way they have been trained?  It’s always the students’ fault when 51.9% fail their 1st driving test and 51.1% fail it the 2nd time.  It’s always human error at fault when 43 % of 1st year drivers and 37% of 2nd year drivers are involved in vehicle crashes.  Why is the training never at fault?

In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated 203,256 young drivers (including teenagers) were injured in car crashes nationwide.  Human error (emotions) causes 90% of all car crashes.  Would training to control emotions reduce human error?

On December 10, 2023, Louise J. Wilson 17 was driving on I-45 around 1 a.m. in Texas.  She changed lanes, cut someone off, was shot and died at the scene.  I have seen students in their 7th lesson unable to make a safe lane change or park.  Would better training prevent this?

Working with several schools has taught me a lot about this one way driver training.  I observed one school owner force teenage students to drive around for five hours.  While on his iPhone, he ignored control errors, flattered and called them bro.  One student dangerously oversteered his turns (7th lesson).  Later, he failed his driving test.  Would better training prevent this?

Another owner said she had to fail one student on her driving test after she ran four stop signs.  Stopping past one stop sign is an automatic fail.  Her website says “Get your driver license within 2 days, 96% pass test 1st try”.  Does she pass students who only run three stop signs?

Driver education teaches driving angry, fearful and worried is as dangerous as drinking and driving.  Both cause red light and stop sign running, speeding and deadly road rage.  Ask any school how they use behind-the-wheel training to teach students to control their emotions.

Training adults moving to Texas has taught me a lot.  Many of them have been driving for years. They have difficulty learning hand-over-hand steering, driving in reverse and parallel-parking.  Their anger, fear and worry (emotions) have made me a much better and more patient teacher.  Teenage students have also taught me that they learn quicker because they are less emotional.

In 2019, to complete my instructor training, I had to observe instructors train students to drive.   Immediately, every student was forced to drive around on busy roads.  When one student started crying (fear), she was forced to continue to drive.  Immediately, I began creating parking lot drills to teach my students how to control their emotions before I put them on the road.

It took six years of hard work, care and competence to develop our behind-the-wheel training.  We use four powerful skills to train our students to control self (emotions), the vehicle and space.  Two are mental – concentration and awareness and two are practical – precision and timing.

Success is not always excellence, but excellence is always success.”

Mr. Paul

If you want to take our classes, please do the following:

  1. Please email or text us with any questions.  We will email you answers immediately.
  2. Please email or text us your choice of training options:

Essential Parking Lot Control Drills  – each class is 2 hours 

Training in Falcon car = $145.00 x 2 classes = $290.00 
OR
Training in Student car = $135.00 x 2 classes = $270.00
 

  1. We will email you a copy of our contract and you email us a copy of the last page of the contract with your signature and information.
  2. We will email you an invoice for the classes you choose.
  3. Please call Louann (Falcon Driving Trainer administrator) to set up payment by ZELLE. A paid invoice will be emailed to you when processed.
  4. We will coordinate a class schedule with you and confirm everything by email. Classes will not be officially scheduled until payment is made.

Education/Training – Paul Rodriguez, Jr. – Partner/Instructor

Texas Driving Instructor Certificate TDLR # 5361 – 95 hours, 2019
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation:  4-hour annual retraining
University of Houston:  Mediator Certificate, 2011
Rice University:  Paralegal Certificate, 2011
University of Houston:  BA, History/English, 1995
United States Air Force:  Sergeant, Honorable Discharge, 4 years
R.B. Thieme, Jr. Bible Ministries:  Biblical Training, 1982 to Present
LanguagesFluent in Spanish

THE FALCON METHOD DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM

Part I – Parking Lot Drills (Each class is 2 hours with a 5-minute break in between):
Basic and advanced  driving drills develop precision and timing in steering, turning, braking, and speed.  Basic and advanced thinking drills develop concentration and awareness to control self, car and space.

Part II – Road Ready Drills develop problem-solving skills to avoid distraction, dangerous drivers and conditions.

Exception – the feeder/freeway class does not end with parallel parking.

Parallel parking is the first thing on the driving test.  Every detail of the maneuver is meticulously explained and performed three to four times.

Within 72 hours of each class, an evaluation will be emailed.

STUDENT SAFETY TRAINING

Adult Driver Training

1) Adults (18 years plus) who have their permits or who have a license are taught in their car or in our car.

2) Students must pass Part I before they can take Part II. Hand-over-hand steering will be taught in all classes.

Parent/Teen Driver Training

1) The state of Texas requires parents teach their teens driving 20 hours during the day and 10 hours at night. Our training program makes it easier for the parent and teen to fulfill this requirement by the state of Texas.

2) Students must be at least 16 years old and have, at minimum, a learner permit.

3) Students must pass Part I before they can take Part II.  Hand-over-hand steering will be taught in all classes.

STUDENT PICK UP

$ 1 per mile charge beyond 10 miles from intersection Almeda Rd. & Old Spanish Trail

CONTACT US

Paul Rodriguez,, Jr.  –  Trainer/Partner  –  TDL # 5361

LouannWatts   –  Partner/Administrator

Louann: 713-349-4289

Email: FalconDrivingTrainer@gmail.com
Office: 7009 Almeda Rd., No. 626, Houston, TX 77054

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