KELSEYVILLE >>
The Clear Lake Area California Highway Patrol (CHP) will offer free-of-charge Start Smart traffic safety class for teenage drivers and their parents/guardians.
The classes will be offered on Wednesday and July 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the CHP office in Kelseyville.
The program is designed to provide teens and their parents/guardians with an interactive, safe driving awareness class, which 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 CHP wants to make our resources available to parents and teens when they have questions or issues about new driver development,” Lt. Greg Baarts said. “We want to make ourselves available to the public to allow them to call or come down to talk face-to-face regarding any issue. This is a valuable program for parents and their newly-licensed or soon-to-be-licensed teen.”
The leading cause of death for Americans 15 to 20 years old is motor vehicle collisions, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The CHP”s goal is to reduce the death rate among teenagers as the result of these collisions, CHP officer Kory Reynolds stated.
Space is limited for the class and the CHP will be providing more classes throughout the year, Reynolds stated.
For information or to make a reservation, call Reynolds at 279-0103.
The Clear Lake Area CHP office is located at 5700 Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville.
