Doug Herbert, NHRA and IRHA multiple championship winner from 1991-2005, is pioneering a teen safe driving course

Consider... a racing driver champion, as your driving instructor. I don't know if Petty, Andretti, Moss, or Nuvalari ever gave driving instruction course to the public in any meaningful way, like, in a way you could lay out on a calendar of events, but Doug Herbert has a cause and a means to make a difference in the safe driving of teens. I think that is incredibly cool. It's even free. WOW

It's a free, defensive driving program. The school is designed for teenagers (aged 15-19) who already have a learner’s permit or driver’s license and have at least thirty hours of driving experience.

To educate teens and their parents through both classroom and hands-on instruction. A low 3:1 student to instructor ratio allows instructors to spend quality time with each teen.

The day begins with a brief review of some basic driving topics including; proper seating position, hand positioning, and basic vehicle dynamics. After finishing the classroom portion, the teens receive hands-on training in five courses including; accident avoidance/slalom, distraction, panic stop, wheel drop, and wet skid pad.

Accident Avoidance using a slalom course to teach elevated steering control; a Distraction Exercise to teach increased focus and concentration; a Wheel Drop-Off Recovery Exercise to teach the proper method of retaining control when the vehicle drops a wheel off a highway shoulder; a Panic Stop Exercise to give teenagers safer and more controlled responses when braking in an emergency; a Car Control and Recovery Exercise that teaches the skills necessary to maintain or regain control in wet or icy road conditions.

B.R.A.K.E.S. schools are held one weekend a month at Zmax Dragway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC. Schools are also held in other locations all over the U.S. including Southern California at the LA County Fairplex, Pomona and El Toro in Irvine. The BMW Driving Center in Spartanburg, SC., the Manheim Auto Auction Center in Manheim, PA. and Orlando, FL., Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN., and Bob Bondurant’s Performance Driving School in Phoenix AZ. B.R.A.K.E.S. has even hosted our school in Juneau, Alaska!

In North Carolina, at the Z Max Dragway, the following days

February 7-8, 2015
March 7-8, 2015
April 18-19, 2015
July 11-12, 2015
August 22-23, 2015
September 26-27, 2015
October 24-25, 2015
November 14-15, 2015
December 5-6, 2015

http://www.putonthebrakes.com/

I learned about this in the Dec 8th issue of Autoweek