WHO WE ARE

 

Since 1976, Steve Morris' Defensive Driving School has been teaching drivers of all ages to drive like a pro. Our unmatched experience and expertise in Santa Barbara County will assist you in facing the complex process of learning to drive as well as assisting you through the maze of the ever changing rules of the DMV.

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STEVE MORRIS

Steve grew up in Burbank, CA. He attended Cal-State Los Angeles on an athletic scholarship and upon graduation moved to Santa Barbara. Finding it difficult to find a teaching position, he sold women's shoes in La Cumbre Plaza where he learned all about being patient. Later, Steve was able to find a part-time job with a local driving school owned by a California Highway Patrolman. This driving school went out of business when the patrolman was transferred to another city. This is when Steve started his driving school in 1976.

  • He has a lifetime teaching credential in Driver Education and Traffic Safety from the State of California.

  • Operation Life Saver presenter (railroad crossing safety).

  • Member of the California Association of Safety Educators (CASE).

  • Served as board member of the North American Professional Driver's Education Association (NAPDEA).

  • Attends continuing education seminars conducted by the Driving School Association of California (DSAC) twice a year.

  • Has taught defensive driving courses to company employees of Cox Communications, Wil-Tel and William's Communications. He has also taught defensive driving courses to faculty at Cate School, Santa Barbara Middle School and Anacapa School.

  • Works with patients and therapists at Cottage Rehabilitation Institute's driver evaluation and improvement program.

  • Santa Barbara's 1st LCI (League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor)

  • Holds a current CPR & First Aid Card.

  • Former Track & Field Coach at Bishop Diego, Dos Pueblos and San Marcos High Schools as well as Westmont College.

  • While attending Cal-State Los Angeles, worked six summers with the Los Angeles County Road Department as a laborer maintaining the roads throughout Los Angeles County.

  • Steve has two daughters and has been married for over 40 years.

MAE

Mae is an important addition to our team as our customer service representative. She will be your first contact when you call our driving school.

After over 30 years at the Farmer Boy Restaurant on upper State Street, Mae has decided to hang up her apron, rest her weary legs and take a desk job at Steve Morris' Defensive Driving School.

Mae is friendly, knowledgeable and caring.

GIVE HER A CALL at 805 965-7979

“Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.”
— James Douglas Morrison