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