Free Teen Driving Class - Elmont NY, Boston, Atl, Charlotte

[Sandra in NC]

Toyota is offering a free defensive driving class for teens. They have 4 locations listed on their website under "upcoming events". Check it out!

http://www.toyotadrivingexpectations.com

[Sandra in NC]

We participated in this program today. It was great!

http://www.toyotadrivingexpectations.com

The kids get to drive 3 different courses...learn to use ABS brakes...learn to avoid accidents...learn how difficult it is to drive while distracted.
They drive Toyota Scion and Matrix vehicles.


Here's another program I've heard good things about. It's also free. The difference is that the teen drives your car. http://www.driversedge.org/

[schmittgirlz]

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[Cinder]

I'm bookmarking these sites. Hopefully these will still be available in a few years when my ds is of age.

Cinder

[Sandra in NC]

but I think the Driver's Edge program has been around for a while.

I would definitely advise signing up for the emails from Driver's Edge because their classes fill up quickly.

They don't send superfluous emails...just ones letting you know when they are going to be in the area. I signed up last year for notification and received one email from them in March about a class nearby.

The ToyotaDrivingExpectations has the deep pockets of Toyota behind the program, so it was nice. They had luxury port-a-potties (I never knew such things existed!)....they gave out freebies like post-it notes, air fresheners, and pens. They had snacks, bottled water, and soft drinks available for teens/adults to access as needed. In the end, we got a nifty keychain as a souvenir.

Adults got to drive a "distraction course" in a Prius. It was fun.

The kids had 3 different courses to drive.

[Cinder]

I hadn't thought about signing up for the emails. Good idea!

Thanks again,
Cinder

[Sharon in MD]

I've book marked them both....what a great opportunity!
:hurray: