BRAKES at Bristol Motor Speedway trains teens to drive safely
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/brakes-at-bristol-motor-speedway-trains-teens-to-drive-safely/
Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe (BRAKES) was started in 2008 by former drag racing champion Doug Herbert after his two sons were killed in a car accident.
Herbert says his more than 40,000 teens across the country have been trained in this life-saving mission. The team of instructors want to help as much as they can.
“Most people aren’t put into bad situations until the moment,” said the Lead Instructor of Skid and Recovery Jeremy Birch. “So, we’re trying to simulate those situations to give you training to know what to do and more confidence, because with driving, with sports, any of it, you need to have confidence in yourself to make the right decisions.”
According to the program, teens who have taken the course are 64 percent less likely to have a car accident.
The program lasts through Sunday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Just want to drop a note of thanks to KKW for being a part of the driving school. Working in the transportation industry it is my hope that my son is not going to be one of those that cuts off trucks on the road or even worse is in an accident with a truck because of his ignorance of what the truck... Click to Read More!
-Dave Burrescia
Thank you for this. We absolutely love B.R.A.K.E.S and truly appreciate what you all are doing. Also, a big thank you to every member of your personnel on site. They were wonderful; kind, courteous, helpful, informative, funny and very generous with their time. As soon as we got home we started ... Click to Read More!
-Jamie E
