Tire Rack Street Survival, a teenage driver safety course, is coming to Pacific Raceways, 31001 144th Ave. SE in Kent, on Sunday, March 6.
The course, which will run from 8:30 a.m to 4 p.m., is open to open to licensed and permitted drivers ages 15-21.
Car crashes are the leading killer of American teens, age 15 –20, with more than 5,000 teens involved in a fatal crash each year and an additional 196,000 injured.
Simple driving errors, avoidable but common among inexperienced teens, cause the majority of fatal accidents.
Tire Rack Street Survival, the largest active non-profit national driver education program, teaches teens the skills they need to stay alive behind the wheel. Unlike traditional driver’s education programs based on classroom theory and simple maneuvers, the Tire Rack Street Survival program improves driver competence through hands-on experiences in real-world driving situations.
Students will receive a short classroom session and then will learn, hands-on, how to manage everyday driving hazards, obstacles and challenges in a controlled environment on an advanced driving course.
Students learn emergency braking and skid control, how to control proper braking and how to avoid accidents.
Students are taught in their own cars, not specially prepared program vehicles, so the skills they learn can be directly translated to their daily driving experiences.
The cost is $75 per student and some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates. For more information, visit streetsurvival.org.
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