Kentucky Office of Highway Safety

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COMING TO PAPA JOHN'S CARDINAL STADIUM IN LOUISVILLE, KY

ON

JULY 14TH AND 15TH

WANTED

TEEN DRIVERS

Join the Ford Driving Skills for Life program at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium’s parking lot for advanced driver training for teens. This half-day training will help teens improve their skills in hazard recognition, vehicle handling, speed and space management, braking and stopping distances, reaction time and how to avoid the dangers of distracted and impaired driving.  This is a free program provided by Ford Motor Company.  Space is limited.  Registration is OPEN -> bit.ly/DSFL_Louisville. 

You can also go to the following website to register for the program: 

https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com/events-cat/events/state/KY

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A 2018 report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that motor vehicle crashes was a leading cause of unintentional injury deaths among children and adolescents, aged 10-19 years of age, in the United States between 2013 to 2016.  This report states there was a 13% increase in unintentional injury deaths between 2013 to 2016 among children and adolescents, aged 10-19 years of age.  You can find the complete report and CNN story in the links below.

Recent Increases in Injury Mortality Among Children and Adolescents Aged 10–19 Years in the United States: 1999–2016 - 6/1/2018

A 'wake-up call' about what's killing America's young people - CNN story 6/1/2018

Your life can be changed in an instant!  This powerful video shows how the choices we make when behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, can change a life or lives in a split second! 

This video is provided by the Breckinridge County Health Department and Breckinridge Health.