Kia joins with B.R.A.K.E.S for Teen Driver Safety Week

Oct 19, 2015

In honor of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Kia Motors America, and B.R.A.K.E.S joined forces to create free hands-on defensive driver training. The B.R.A.K.E.S program stands for, Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe and is committed to cutting down on the amount of teen driving deaths, which is on average eight a day or 3,000 a year.

At the events, professional driving instructors will provide four hours of hands-on defensive driving education. Instructions will include a distracted driving exercise, emergency braking using the anti-lock brakes, evasive maneuvering, and skid control practice.

“Kia is committed to working with B.R.A.K.E.S. to eliminate the epidemic of teen traffic fatalities,” said Tim Chaney, vice president of marketing communications, KMA. “The B.R.A.K.E.S. program provides unmatched tools to help teens and their parents become better drivers and thus save lives.”

If you’d like to learn more about B.R.A.K.E.S and how you can help make your teen a safer, less distracted driver, visit http://putonthebrakes.org/.