Reginald Thompson
.Opens new business
By Loretta Manago
Port Managing Editor
The skills that Reginald
Thompson has acquired over the
past 12 years, he’s been a driver’s
education instructor, he’ll now be
putting to use in his newly opened
business, ABC’s of Driving, Inc.
. Not only is Thompson concerned
that his business will be prosperous
and thriving, but he’s also con
cerned that the people who come to
him for driver’s lessons leave1 pre
pared to handle any situation they
could possibly encounter on the
streets. His ABC's stand for As
suring Better Drivers with Certifi
ed instructors.
For Thompson there’s only one
way to ensure eomprtent and effi
cient drivers. And that’s using the
IPDE process. “IPDE stands for
identify, predict, decide and exe
cute," remarked Thompson.
“When a person is driving there is
usually mare an his or her mind than
what’s going on on the road. I feel
that this process teaches you the.
1 type of concentration that ynu need
driver is about to become involved in
a possible accident the IPDE. pro
cess teaches him to assess the
aquation, explore the options avail
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able to him and then mot* a de
cision and last of all, carry that
decision out,” commented Thomp
son.
At the ABC’s of Driving, Inc.,
located at 500 Archdale Dr , Suite
202A, drivers receive high intensity
classroom instruction and on the
road driving classes The driving
program is designed to reduce
myths and fears of driving while at
the same time providing Indepth
driver training.
Thompson became interested in
opening bis own business whpn he
found he had a lot of time on Us
hands after he stopped coaching
high school basketball. “I had al
ways beqn open to the idea of having
my own business, I feel a if you
start something op jam own, that -
way no one can take it away from
you.” Thompson also added that if
he failed he could blame no one but
fact, one reason he went into the
driver’s instruction business was W
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