LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area office is planning its next free traffic safety training class for the community's young drivers on Wednesday, April 15.
The “Start Smart” traffic safety class for newly licensed and teenage drivers and their parents/guardians will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Lower Lake High School Library, 9430 Lake St.
The leading cause of death for Americans ages 15 to 20 is motor vehicle collisions, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the CHP's goal is to reduce the death rate among young drivers as the result of these collisions.
The CHP’s “Start Smart” program is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers understand the critical responsibilities of driving and to understand that accidents happen, but collisions are 100-percent preventable.
The program is designed to provide an interactive safe driving awareness class that will illustrate how poor choices behind the wheel of a car can affect the lives of numerous people.
“Start Smart” also focuses on responsibilities of newly licensed drivers, responsibilities of parents/guardians and collision avoidance techniques.
The expansion of the classes on the local level has been an objective of Lt. Hector Paredes, who became commander of the Clear Lake Area office in late 2014.
“The CHP is committed to mitigating traffic collisions involving young, inexperienced drivers, because they are preventable,” Paredes said. “Start Smart is an excellent program that promotes safe driving for young new drivers.”
Space is limited for this class, and reservations are required.
For more information or reservations, call Officer Kory Reynolds at the Kelseyville CHP office, 707-279-0103.
CHP offers free traffic safety class for teens in Lower Lake April 15
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