Approximately 50,000 Americans die each year on our highways and city streets. Believe it or not, this number is comparable to the number of Americans that died in the Vietnam War! An alarming 19% of these accidents involve drivers between the ages of 16 and 19.
The factors cited for this unfortunate phenomenon are driver inexperience, speeding, drinking and driving, taking unnecessary risks, and neglecting to wear seatbelts.
Merkley's Driving School Inc. is designed to help students learn and develop safe, responsible driving habits. The course emphasizes an appreciation of the causes and seriousness of traffic accidents, and the consequences of teenage drinking and driving.
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