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Article #179: Toyota Driving Expectations Program to Hit Chicago

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In the past, the most rampant cause of could be accessed through
traffic accidents is drunk driving but Paul Holdridge, the Vice President and
through years of awareness campaign, the the General Manager of Toyota's Chicago
number of drunk driving related accidents Region, have this to say about their
have gone down. Recently though, it program: "Toyota is committed to
seems that another serious threat to providing teens with the tools they need
traffic safety is teen driving. to be better prepared on the road and to
While there are responsible teen drivers, become better drivers. Since its
statistics shows that 14 percent of inception in 2004, more than 4,000 teens
accidents resulting in death involved and parents have successfully completed
teenagers. In Chicago alone, more than the Toyota Driving Expectations program,
ten teenagers have died this year as a which was developed after several pilots
result of traffic accidents. To address and valuable feedback from teens, parents
this threat, the auto industry and its and the National Safety Council."
players have been taking steps towards The program is a unique one since Toyota
educating teens and parents alike on safe will be educating participants based on
driving issues. real-world situations. The program's
The Toyota Motor Corporation recently goal is for the teens and parents to
announced that they will be bringing understand the relationship between
their Toyota Driving Expectations program distraction and reaction in a real-world
to the state of Illinois. The said situation. Participants will be made to
program aims to educate teens and parents navigate a driving course while doing
to help reduce the number of fatal other things like drinking water or
accidents involving teens. The program talking ion the phone. For teens,
will be held at Six Flags Great America listening to loud music will be a part of
in Gurnee, Illinois from April 20 through the driving program.
22. These activities are seen as possible
The company known for their upward surge distractions to drivers which can
in the U.S. auto scene is using the seriously affect the driving response of
Toyota Driving Expectations to teach teen a driver in cases of emergency.
drivers about defensive driving Activities such as those mentioned put
techniques. The program will be for free the driver and the passengers at risk and
and interested participants would just even if a car is equipped with EBC brake
need to register online by visiting the rotors, it will be useless when the
official website for this program which driver fails to react properly.






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