The free national teen defensive driving program B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) will head to the St. louis area, with training sessions in Bridgeton on the weekends of June 3-4 and 10-11. The program is presented in parentship with the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Car crashes are among the leading causes of death among teens. B.R.A.K.E.S. graduates are 64 percent less likely to get in a crash within their first three years of driving.

Utilizing vehicles provided by Kia Motors, B.R.A.K.E.S. offers teens extensive behind-the-wheel instruction from professional trainers including current and former law enforcement officers and professional racing drivers, teaching the teens and their parents how to be safer on the road. Exercises include Distracted Driving Awareness, Panic Braking, Crash Avoidance, Drop-wheel/Off-road Recovery and Car Control/Skid Recovery.

The 501(c)(3) charity was founded by multi-time Top Fuel drag racing champion Doug Herbert in honor of his two sons, Jon and James, who lost their lives in a tragic car crash in 2008. Herbert turned that personal tragedy into a lifesaving mission that has trained more than 110,000 teens and their parents to date.

Location:

Manheim St. Louis 13813 St. Charles Rock Road Bridgeton, MO 63044

Dates & Times:

• June 3 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. & June 4 (Sunday) 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• June 10 (Saturday) 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. & June 11 (Sunday) 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact Details,
Company Name: B.R.A.K.E.S.
Email id: [email protected]
Address: 7148 Weddington RD NW Suite 150 Concord, NC 28027 USA
Phone: 704-720-3806
Website: https://putonthebrakes.org/