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Teens Drive Smart Free Driving Program Coming to D.C.

Register Here: www.TeensDriveSmartTour.com

The Bridgestone Teens Drive Smart Driving Experience is a free, half-day workshop designed as a hands-on training session to teach new drivers the skills needed to better handle accident avoidance situations, eliminate distracted driving behaviors, and basic vehicle maintenance tips to keep cars running newer, longer.

Each session includes group discussion that reinforces smart decision making on the road, as well as hands-on driving exercises— staged on a safe, closed course— that show the dangers of multitasking behind the wheel as well as ways to respond in less-than-ideal driving situations.

All sessions are led by highly trained driving instructors with motorsports backgrounds and test track experience, who fully understand vehicle dynamics and a full range of safe driving techniques. The instructors are able to show life-saving driving concepts, allow the attendees to have hands-on experience, and offer constructive feedback — all in a safe, supervised environment.

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