News: Free Driver Safety Courses for Teens and Parents
May 12, 2008
PEMBROKE, GA - Before teens get the car keys, parents need to make sure their children have learned the skills needed to be responsible drivers. 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 Thursday, June 12th from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Chatham Co. UGA Cooperative Extension Bamboo Farm Annex at #2 Cane Brake Road in Savannah.
Courses are also scheduled for August 14 and October 16.
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.
Click here for more information or to register for any of the courses.
WWW Address: http://www.gachd.org/news/free_driver_safety_courses_for_1.php