Key Bank is teaming with Grismer Tire and LaRosa’s Pizza to help improve the driving skills of teen drivers in Southwest Ohio at a June 13 Key to Safe Teen Driving event at Springboro High School.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15- to 20-year olds, accounting for over one-third of all teenage fatalities. In 2009, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,000 teens were killed and over 350,000 were sent to the emergency room as a result of a motor vehicle crash. Nearly 13% of all drivers involved in fatal accidents are teens, despite the fact that they make up only 6% of licensed drivers. The conclusion: inexperience, immaturity, faulty judgment, poor hazard recognition and a higher propensity for risk-taking put young drivers in jeopardy behind the wheel, which can end in tragic results.
Practice, education and experience are the only ways to reduce theseunfortunate figures, and that’s exactly what The Key to Safe Teen Driving Program provides. This three-hour course prepares young motorists for real-world situations by exposing them to potentially hazardous situations in a safe, controlled environment. This is accomplished through:
Teaching the physics and dynamics of driving
Discussing defensive driving and responsible behavior
Practicing wet braking
Practicing emergency lane changes and collision-avoidance
Practicing slalom and weight-transfer maneuvers
Simulating adverse weather conditions in a ‘skid car’
Using both theory and practice, we instill the skills your teen likely never learned in Driver’s Ed – skills that don’t just make them a better driver, but just might save their life.
This FREE event will offer a condensed version of The Mid-Ohio School’s Honda Teen Defensive Driving Program. Up to 120 students at each event will receive classroom instruction and the chance to practice wet braking and emergency lane change maneuvers in their own vehicles under the watchful eyes of The Mid-Ohio School’s expert instructors. The highlight of the day for students will be driving the Honda Civic Skid Car, which simulates driving in slippery conditions. Students will also learn about the dangers of “distracted driving,” such as driving while texting or talking on a cell phone.
This event is open to any teen with a valid driver’s permit or license and access to a vehicle. You can register your teen driver for this event by going to http://www.keytosafeteendriving.com. Registration is limited to 120 students each day. If you have a teen driver, register today
Sessions offerd on J une 13: 9:00a, 10:45a, 1:15p, 3:00p
