The clinic will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, Redbud Park, 14655 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake.
In October, the association – in conjunction with the Clear Lake Area California Highway Patrol conducted – the same clinic in Lakeport.
“It was a great event, you could see the kids getting better as the day went on and as they got more confident in their skills,” said CHP Public Information Officer Kory Reynolds. “We are hoping this event will be even bigger and better.”
This time around, the event is going to the other end of the lake.
“We approached the city of Clearlake and they have been great,” said Reynolds. “They suggested Redbud Park and it has a big parking area, plenty of room to conduct the drills.”
He added, “People approach me all the time telling me they are worried about their teen driver, this event is one of the best, if not the best thing you can do for them.”
The National Auto Sport Association has conducted these clinics all over the United States and the focus is to teach kids how their cars will react in emergency situations.
Participants will perform such drills as ABS braking, split decision braking, reverse driving, skid pad, parallel parking and a two wheels off the roadway drill. The drivers will perform each drill several times and rotate in groups to the next drill.
“They perform these drills using their own cars so they know how their car will react,” Reynolds said.
In October Reynolds’ daughter participated in the event.
“I know parents are thinking ‘what about my car?’ But these are things our cars are made to do, my daughter is a much better driver thanks to NASA, I can’t thank them enough,” he said.
NASA operates the Teen Car Control Clinic as a nonprofit organization. A fee of $99 is charged but is used to cover insurance fees. Scholarships are available to all participants.
“The $99 is tax-deductible after the insurance is paid anything left over is put into the scholarship fund.” Reynolds said “At our last clinic 12 scholarships were available.”
To learn more about NASA and the Teen Car Control Clinic visit their Web site at www.nasacarcontrol.org or by contacting the event director Will Faules at 510-232-6272 or Officer Kory Reynolds at 707-279-0103.
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