News: Free Driver Safety Courses for Teens and Parents
April 10, 2008
This time of year, some teens are more concerned about picking out a prom dress or ordering a tuxedo than they are about vehicle safety. But many young people don’t have the skills they need to be responsible drivers, and prom season can be an especially dangerous time for teen drivers who may be distracted or even intoxicated while driving.
That’s why the Coastal Health District is offering parents and teens a free course to help them prepare now for a lifetime of safe driving. The program is called Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. (Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error). The next class will be offered tonight in Savannah, with another class scheduled for next Thursday in Pembroke.
Motor vehicle accidents are the #1 killer of teens, and over 200 teen drivers and passengers in Georgia are killed each year. This free, two-hour course is designed to help parents and new drivers, ages 14-16, learn what they need to do during the 40 hours of supervised practice driving time required by Joshua’s Law. This is a program that addresses driver attitude, knowledge and behavior, rather than a technical hands-on driver-training course.
Tonight’s class is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chatham Co. UGA Cooperative Extension Bamboo Farm Annex at #2 Cane Brake Road in Savannah. There will also be a class next Thursday, April 17th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church Social Hall at 185 S. Poplar Street in Pembroke.
Click here for more information or to register for a course.
WWW Address: http://www.gachd.org/news/free_driver_safety_courses_for.php