In Georgia, approximately 200 teens are killed in car crashes every year, with driver error, not wearing seat belts, alcohol and aggressive driving behavior being the top causes of car crashes.

Safe Kids East Central at the MCG Children’s Medical Center and Jones Driver Education present Georgia Teens Ride With P.R.I.D.E., or Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error. The free program helps establish a dialogue between parents and new teen drivers ages 14 to 16, prior to the 40 hours of supervised practice driving time required by law. It focuses on driver attitude, knowledge and behavior.

The program takes place on Saturday, August 20, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 North Belair Rd., Evans. Volunteers from Safe Kids and Jones Driver Education will teach the program.

To sign up, call 706-721-KIDS (706-721-5437).

The program was developed by the University of Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute.

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