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Race Car Drivers Train Teens In Driving Safety

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



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