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Education and police beat reporters take notice! The Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety announces the premier of our new teen driver video called, “Driving Ambition” produced with our partners at Children and Youth Coordinating Council and ImageMaster Productions.
If the “Driving Ambition” title sounds familiar, it’s because this is a revised version of one of the most popular teen driver teaching videos ever made available about ’s TADRA laws. With all the recent changes in the Teenage and Adult Driving Responsibility Act (TADRA), the video really needed an update. This life-saving video has new information and new stories, including a section about the new Joshua’s Law.
The video airs tonight in Albany, Atlanta, and Augusta:
Look for it in Albany on WALB-TV NBC at 7:30PM..
..In Atlanta on WSB-TV ABC at 8:30PM..
..And in Augusta on WJBF-TV ABC at 8:00PM.
“Driving Ambition” will be rebroadcast in Macon on WMAZ-TV NBC on Tuesday, March 27, at 10:30PM and in Columbus on WRBL-TV CBS on Saturday, April 7 at 7:30PM.
This video has been in much demand as a teaching tool and is about to be available in again. Organizations working with children, youth, or families in in an organized format may be eligible to obtain DVD copies of “Driving Ambition” at no charge by contacting the State of ’s Children and Youth Coordinating Council at their website to order their free educational products from the CYCC’s online store. Visit them at www.cycc.state.ga.us . For more information about obtaining copies, contact Nikki Tucker at CYCC at nikkitucker@cycc.state.ga.us or call 404-508-6574.
To read about the “Driving Ambition” video, to play clips from the video, or to find links to information about TADRA and Joshua’s Law, visit the ImageMaster website at www.drivingambition.tv . For more information about teen driving laws visit the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission website at www.gateendrivereducation.dds.ga.gov . For more information about Joshua’s Law visit www.joshuabrownfoundation.org
A limited amount of DVD copies of the video will also be available at the GOHS website online store at a later date. Read more about the “Driving Ambition” video:
From the “Driving Ambition” video jacket cover: “Motor vehicle crashes are still the leading of death among teenagers. Each year, more than 5,000 teenagers die in traffic crashes in the . In , more than 200 teens die in traffic crashes each year, leaving devastated families with grief that never goes away. The cost to society is staggering. The emotional cost is impossible to measure.
In July 1997, the Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act became law in . Since the, traffic fatalities among teenagers have consistently declined, but fatal crashes continue to occur, and driving laws have been strengthened to address this tragic situation.
Mandatory jail sentences for DUI are sending first-time offenders to jail for at least 24 hours. A graduated licensing system is making teenagers prove they are responsible enough to drive, and 16-year-olds must pass a certified driver training course prior to receiving a driver’s license.
Driving Ambition explains the new driving laws and looks at the results DUI, inexperienced, and reckless driving have on society. Listen carefully to the message of families and individuals whose lives have been shattered by motor vehicle crashes. Make a commitment to be a safe and responsible driver and answer this critical question, ‘Will my driving cost lives of save lives?’”
We hope you will support this teen driver safety project by watching the premier of “Driving Ambition” where you live or by ordering a copy for your agency or civic group. Thanks for supporting this lifesaving GOHS highway safety education project.
Jim Shuler, Director Public Affairs
Governor's Office of Highway Safety
jshuler@gohs.state.ga.us
Office: 404-656-6996
FAX: 404-651-9107
Web: www.gahighwaysafety.org
34 Peachtree Street, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30303
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