Center for Continuing Studies - Innovative Leadership for Lifelong Learning

Youth/Novice Crash Avoidance Course

Dates:  June 22, July 13 & Aug. 17, 2013

Times: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Ages: 15 and up

Cost: This high impact course is 3 1/2 hours and is a minimal investment of $60.00.

• Pre-registration is required, click on the above "Register NOW" button or email us at: mhsc@stcloudstate.edu

• The fee is non-refundable if cancellation occurs less than 2 full days prior to the course date.  Full payment is required to hold your registration.

•     Participants will use MHSRC vehicles.

Requirements for Students

• Valid permit or license: If driving with a permit, attendees are expected to have sufficient driving/behind the wheel experience to operate a motor vehicle independently.

This program is targeted at reducing the number, and severity of crashes involving young inexperienced drivers. Traffic crashes are a leading cause of fatalities and serious injuries for many inexperienced drivers.  In Minnesota, they are the leading cause of fatalities for teens, 15-17.  This course targets some of the causal factors relating to these serious injury and fatal crashes.

The course will engage both parents and  young drivers.  After a brief classroom presentation, young drivers will be coached and challenged with maneuvers that target:

• off road recovery
• collision avoidance
• hazard recognition
• skid control in a controlled environment
  

While the young drivers are performing advanced driving maneuvers, parents have the opportunity to attend a classroom “parent awareness” session. This provides the parent a better understanding of the challenges young drivers face, increases awareness of related laws, as well as, provides additional resources to parents.  Finally, parents have the opportunity to observe their young driver performing some of the challenging maneuvers.

Map to MHSRC (PDF)

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Additional Youth/Novice Driving Resources

Contact MHSRC: mhsc@stcloudstate.edu 320.255.3123 or 1.888.234.1294