Crime & Safety
Teen P.R.I.D.E. Safe Driving Class March 1
A free driving class will be held March 1 at the Gwinnett County Police Department's South Precinct in Lilburn.
With the creation of the Teenage & Adult Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA) there have been important changes to the laws affecting teen drivers and their parents. TADRA requires that teens who apply for a permanent driver’s license have a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult sign a verification form affirming that the candidate has completed 40 hours of supervised driving experience to include 6 hours of driving at night. The teen must also successfully complete a driver’s education course.
Most parents don’t feel prepared or may not know what they need to do while supervising a new teen driver. Parental involvement is the key to reducing teen crashes and fatalities in the state of Georgia.
The Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute (GTIPI) at The University of Georgia with the help of the Governors Office of Highway Safety is bringing P.R.I.D.E. - Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error - to Gwinnett County. Teen P.R.I.D.E. helps parents prepare their 14, 15 and 16 year-olds to drive. This program is offered FREE of charge to parents and their teens.
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This is a program that addresses driver attitude, knowledge, and behavior, rather than a technical hands-on driver training course. Completion of this course does not count toward the required 40 hours of supervised driving practice, but is accepted by some insurance companies to reduce insurance rates.
GTIPI is working with Officer Brinkman of the Gwinnett County Police Department to offer this free, 2-hour P.R.I.D.E. seminar at the South Precinct of Gwinnett County Police Department.
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The course will be offered March 1, 2011 at 6:30pm at the South Precinct located at 2180 Stone Road in Lilburn, Ga 30047. A teen and at least one parent or guardian must register to attend. To register for this free course contact Officer Brinkman at 678-442-5032 or by email at Aaron.Brinkman@gwinnettcounty.com.
(Editor's note: this article was taken from an announcement by Officer Aaron Brinkman of the South Precinct, Gwinnett County Police Department.)
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