CHP San Andreas Hosts Teen Driving Class Start Smart

San Andreas, CA - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) San Andreas Office is hosting free teen driver classes at the following locations:

SAN ANDREAS:  Wednesday, April 6^th from 6pm – 9pm, at Mark Twain Hospital

MURPHYS:  Friday, April 8^th from 6pm – 9pm, at Murphys Fire Dept.

JENNY LIND:  Tuesday, May 3^rd from 6pm – 9pm, at Jenny Lind Fire Dept.

COPPEROPOLIS:  Monday, May 9^th from 6pm – 9pm, at Copperopolis Fire Dept.

RSVPs must be made via telephone or in person to the San Andreas CHP Office.  Space is limited and at least one parent or guardian is required to attend with their teen.

The leading cause of death for Americans 15-20 years old is motor vehicle collisions, (According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and the CHP’s goal is to reduce the death rate among teenagers as the result of these collisions.

In order to address this alarming trend, the CHP developed a program called Start Smart.  Start Smart is aimed at helping newly licensed and future licensed teenage drivers understand the critical responsibilities of driving and to understand that accidents do happen, but collisions are 100 percent preventable.

The primary objective of Start Smart is to provide teens and their parent/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.

The San Andreas CHP cordially invites teenagers and parents/guardians to attend a Start Smart class.  For more information or to make reservations for the class, please call (209) 754-3541.