Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Interesting Driver's Ed Idea

From Texas:
Imagine a 16-year-old zipping through traffic while text-messaging and searching for a song on one of those dinky MP3 things. The image makes my neck hurt.

Toyota hopes to offer some help by offering a free driving course next weekend at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie that puts young drivers through real-world training as well as a "distraction course."

As part of the Toyota Driving Expectations sessions, teens and their parents will navigate a course at Lone Star Park while talking, texting on a cellphone and listening to loud music to learn about the hazards of distractions.

"Our goal is to prepare teens with the critical skills and knowledge to handle real-world driving situations and to give parents some guidelines to be an effective coach and mentor," said Michael Rouse, vice president for philanthropy and community affairs at Toyota.

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