About Adult Driver Services

About Tom Antkow, Owner

Mr. Antkow was formally at Phoenix Baptist Hospital in Arizona and Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego as a trained Driver Rehabilitation Specialist, clinical evaluator, and rehabilitation assistant.

ADULT DRIVER SERVICES IS LISTED WITH THE TN DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY AS A QUALIFIED DRIVER REHAB SERVICES PROVIDER.

After attending the State University of New York at Farmingdale, Mr. Antkow began his career in the field of driver safety in 1973 as a professional driving instructor with Fitzgerald's Driving School, one of the largest commercial driving schools on Long Island. Mr. Antkow continued his education in this field by successfully completing certification courses at The Center for Safety at New York University, mastering the five-step Defensive Driving Techniques program offered by Harold Smith, and obtaining pre-licensing classroom instructor status by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

As a result of his experience and expertise, Mr. Antkow was promoted to senior instructor and trained new instructors in defensive driving techniques. Conducting behind-the-wheel training for students from the general public as well as those attending driver education programs at six area high schools, was also part of Mr. Antkow's day to day duties. In 1974, Mr. Antkow became the adaptive driving instructor for Fitzgerald's, specializing in the instruction of disabled students requiring special equipment.

After a career spanning over 35 years, Mr. Antkow has been personally responsible for evaluating and training well over 20,000+ students, clients, and patients in the art of defensive driving tactics as well as enabling disabled drivers to find a means of regaining or maintaining their independence.

Mr. Antkow is currently a member of the Blount County Partnership and was a member in good standing with the Colorado Safety Association, formally a certified State BOST third-party tester, and a certified National Safety Council DDC-4 Defensive Driving Classroom Trainer. As a former member of the steering committee for DRIVE SMART Colorado Springs, Tom was a guest speaker at several area high schools.

Mr. Antkow has appeared in feature articles in the Woodmen Edition and the Colorado Springs Gazette. He has also been featured on the local Colorado Springs ABC affiliate Channel 13, appeared as a guest on Channel 10's "Talkline", was the subject of the news on KOAA channel 5 evening edition and KRDO "Good Morning Colorado". Tom has been a guest on KRDO radio with "CK in the Morning", Richard Randall as well as Joseph Machelli's afternoon program and KVOR radio AM 740 as a traffic safety specialist. Mr. Antkow has had shows on AM 1300 KCSF radio and previously was a part-time host on KVOR AM 740 for Cumulus Radio Corp.

Mr. Antkow is extremely proud to inform clients that he has recently relocated to the Knoxville Tennessee Area and is available to offer ALL services listed!