After the first one took place I heard from some parents who wished they knew about it. I just got this e-mail about the next The Tire Rack Street Survival School:
Each year, too many of our kids are killed and injured in auto accidents across the nation. The typical Drivers Ed course does not teach hands-on accident avoidance and therefore kids have no idea how their car will react to emergency inputs they may apply during daily driving activities.
CFR will be running a second teen driving school in November to address these issues. Our accident avoidance school, sponsored by the Tire Rack and SCCA, is for young folks (16-21 year olds) who have recently received their permit/ license and for older kids with more road experience. This is not an autox or race-related school. This school gives kids the experience that will assist them in learning how their car will react to their emergency inputs and it is done in a safe and controlled environment.
The Tire Rack Street Survival School course is a national program that goes well beyond what is taught in a typical high school Driver Ed class. The school involves both classroom and one-on-one hands-on field instruction. The students use the car that they would normally drive on the street, whether that is the family Ford LTD, a PT Cruiser or a Honda Civic. We encourage parents and grandparents to attend the school with their kids.
Our school, scheduled for November 15 at the Seminole County Police Training facility in Geneva, Florida is fast approaching. It is not necessary for the student or parent to be an SCCA member. However, upon completion of this one-day school the student will receive a 1-yearʼs membership in the club. Soda and water will be available all day for attendees and lunch will be provided.
Our school will have a maximum student count of 30 but there are still many slots open. If you are the parent or grandparent of a teenager or know of friends that would be interested in sending their child to a school like this, please go to the website, www.streetsurvival.org, and learn about the school. It is a great opportunity and we hope that you will see the benefit of registering the young person(s) in your life for this school.
For those interested, registration for this school and all the other national schools is done online at the Tire Rack Street Survival website noted above and payment of the entry fee ($60) is done by credit card. Our school is noted near the bottom of all schools listed for 2008. Just "click" on the listing to start the registration process.
For additional local information, please contact District 7 Governor Art Trier, qreshadow@bellsouth.net or 386 562-0004.
