Tire Rack has launched Street Survival, a national non-profit teen driving education program.
The tire distributor has teamed with former IndyCar driver and current ABC/ESPN commentator Scott Goodyear to host multiple schools around the country during National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 18-24.
Tire Rack Street Survival will kick off National Teen Driver Safety Week with a school in Mahwah, N.J., and host five other events across the country during that week: Indianapolis, Ind., Louisville, Ky., Byron, Ill., Richmond, Va., and Fort Worth, Texas.
“The goal of the Tire Rack Street Survival program is to save lives by teaching young drivers the basics of car control, to enhance their enjoyment of driving and to improve their overall competence as drivers,” said Goodyear. “Inexperience behind the wheel, and more importantly a lack of proper training, is the number one cause of fatal accidents among teens in this country and I am proud to be part of this program.”
Tire Rack Street Survival classes are conducted by local member volunteers from regional chapters of the BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA), the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and other car clubs. Students, driving their own vehicles, are supervised at all times by experienced, knowledgeable driving coaches. In 2008, 72 communities signed up to benefit 1,555 students.
Fifty-four schools have been completed for 2009 and another 22 are open for registration. Community leaders or concerned parents interested in requesting a Tire Rack Street Survival school for their community can visit streetsurvival.org or call 502-649-4871.
