World's death rate caused by road accidents are disturbingly getting high. Data shows car accidents are the number one culprit of deaths among teens, even more than the deaths due to suicide, murder or health-related issues.
With the troubling death rates, a safe-driving program called "Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe" or simply "BRAKES" stood up to combat the problem. As posted by Autotrader, by training driving teens through its program, they are aiming to create a simple yet impactful change that can make the road a safer pave for everyone.
Jeff Perlman, the spokesperson of BRAKES proudly exclaimed his faith towards their graduates and how he believes they will do better on wheels now than before. He said, "BRAKES graduates are 64 percent less likely to get in a crash within the next three years."
The four-hour free driving course aims to teach teens actual driving techniques that can help them especially in times of emergencies. These techniques include "how they can avoid crashes, how to recover from skids on slippery pavement, avoiding panic braking, and how to recover from the dangerous situation of having two wheels go off the roadway."
People who will be assigned to share their insights and ideas to the students are professional racers and former law-enforcement officers. Most of the lessons that will be conducted will be taught behind-the-wheels. The goal is not just for these students to learn how to maneuver their cars to drive safely, but it also aims to teach parents how to do the same.
According to My Dayton Daily News, the program was created after Doug Herber, who is a Top-Fuel drag racing champion and also the founder BRAKES, found his two sons lifeless after they got killed in a car crash on 2008. Since then, Herbert became persistent in battling against the reason why the lives of his sons were cut short. Months after the incident happen, BRAKES was established.
The BRAKES' programme is already gaining success over the years since it was founded. More and more people appreciate how this program can help reduce the world's problem in car crash accidents. Sgt. Jeff Staples of Ohio State Highway Patrol's Hamilton Post is one of those that can see the program's potential.
"Any kind of training like that is helpful, because inexperience is the big reason why that age group crashes. So any kind of experience like that would be helpful," Staples said.
