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Article #229: Race Car Drivers Train Teens In Driving Safety

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Teens all across the country are learning after completing the Driver's Edge
to be safer drivers, thanks to Driver's program.
Edge, a nonprofit organization developed For drivers unable to participate in a
by professional driver Jeff Payne to Driver's Edge program, the professionals
address the number of youth-related offer the following safety tips:
automobile collisions and fatalities. * Remain alert and be aware of what's
The Driver's Edge staff of professional going on around you. An April 2006 report
race car drivers and driving instructors by the National Highway Traffic Safety
will train teens in 15 U.S. cities as Administration found that nearly 80
part of its annual National Tour. percent of all crashes are caused by some
Participating students in each session form of driver inattention three seconds
experience: before the event.
* Classroom and behind-the-wheel * During a skid, if you feel that you
defensive driving instruction on skid have any chance of regaining control,
control, evasive lane-change maneuvers, your feet should do nothing. Stay off the
and anti-lock and panic-braking gas and the brake; correct everything
techniques. with the steering wheel. Once you
* Local law enforcement sessions to recover, use the appropriate pedal.
demonstrate impaired driving awareness * If you find yourself spinning out of
and seat belt safety. control, remember "in a spin, both feet
* Proper car maintenance based on in." That means when you realize you
Firestone Complete Auto Care's can't regain control, push as hard as
award-winning Car Care Academies. possible on the brake and put the clutch
* Written tests designed to measure in if you have a manual transmission.
students' driving knowledge before and






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