Teenagers are leaving Austin Community College (ACC) with life-saving skills after a daylong hands-on driving training event at the Hays Campus Public Safety Training Center (PSTC). <\/p>\n
\u201cStatistically, younger drivers are involved in too many fatal and serious injury collisions, and it\u2019s our responsibility to educate and protect them,\u201d says Dale Toler, PTSC interim director. \u201cThis isn\u2019t a driver’s ed program, but is designed to save teenagers’ lives by providing additional skills and training needed today on the roadways.\u201d<\/p>\n
In October 2019, participants in the Tire Rack Street Survival Driver event drove their own vehicles on the PSTC track<\/a>. The event was open to 16- to 21-year-olds.\u00a0<\/p>\n This was the second Tire Rack Street Survival Course on campus. <\/p>\n The college partners with Hill Country Region Porsche Club of America<\/a> and the Tejas Chapter of the BMW CCA<\/a> to provide each student their own driving coach. Students got hands-on training in real-world situations to learn:<\/p>\n The PSTC plans to host at least two teen drive events annually. Three staff members recently became National Safety Council<\/a> (NSC) certified and may expand offerings for teen driver safety courses through the NSC program.<\/p>\n For more information about the PSTC, click here.<\/a> For questions, email Bridget Lott at Bridget.Lott@austincc.edu<\/a> or call 512-223-1687.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Teenagers are leaving Austin Community College (ACC) with life-saving skills after a daylong hands-on driving training event at the Hays Campus Public Safety Training Center (PSTC). \u201cStatistically, younger drivers are involved in too many fatal … Continue reading \n