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SurvivetheDrive A multi-media presentation focusing on the detrimental activity of texting, speeding, drinking, phoning and any other activities that impair driver consciousness. A hands-on defensive driver training course demonstrating crash avoidance maneuvers, skid capability, vehicle control, braking techniques and new car autonomous technologies. Be a CHAMPION in your community! Adopt Survive the Drive as a charity for your events. Donations will help bring driver safety programs to high schools and communities.
The longest running multi-media program of its kind; 1,500+ presentations, 19+ years, 600+ venues, 130,000+ students It only takes a second to make a fatal mistake when you are behind the wheel of a 3600 pound car. For most people, driving is their most hazardous daily activity, and, seldom recognized, car crashes are the leading cause of violence in most communities. Teens are our most vulnerable drivers. We educate students, face-to-face to help them understand the responsibilities that go along with using a set of car keys. SurvivetheDrive, is an independent, not-for-profit, service. It is an evidence-based, driver crash-preventive educational program focusing on new drivers Automotive Violence Prevention.
-Behind the Wheel- Teen friendly, comprehensive and cost effective Defensive Driver Education. Survive the Drive has created a safety program based on information and experience gathered by their professional staff and Board of Directors, each offering decades of service, education and experience in driver training, transportation safety and auto racing instruction. The organization s program is designed to educate novice drivers through the use of a multi-media presentation and a hands-on defensive driver training course. The hands-on defensive driver training course was developed to demonstrate crash avoidance maneuvers, skid capability, vehicle control, braking exercises and new car autonomous technologies.
Donations from businesses, clubs, organizations and individuals help Survive the Drive (a non-profit 501(c)3 organization) raise awareness of distracted driver injuries and fatalities in our communities. Through our fund raising efforts, Survive the Drive is able to offer our Teen Driver Safety presentations to high schools and community groups, and our Behind the Wheel defensive driver training course to individuals, parents and teens. YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
Bob Green - President and Executive Director of SurvivetheDrive Professional Driving Enthusiast, Automotive Training and Traffic Safety Specialist, Motor Sports and Automobile Race Driving Instructor, Automotive Event Coordinator. Presenter National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) American Driver and Traffic Safety Educational Association (ADTSEA). Society of Automotive Engineers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation (ISATA, Vienna, Austria). National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DMV Committee on Teen Safe Driving. CT Employment Driver of the safety/pace car for all the major events at Lime Rock Park. Master instructor for the Skip Barber Racing School Ride and Drive programs - team leader, event coordinator for manufacturer-sponsored driving events.
Survive the Drive s Continuous Media Efforts: Press Releases, PSA s and local interviews WAPJ
The Survive the Drive team comes with hefty knowledge and experience which has been called upon by; American Driver and Traffic Safety Educational Association (ADTSEA), Society of Automotive Engineers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation (ISATA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Graduated Driver Licensing, Teen Driving Safety Summit, SAE Technical Conference, International auto technology conference, AAA, American Driver and Traffic Safety Educational Association, National consensus standards committee including fleet safety, In Control, hands-on crash prevention training, Skip Barber Racing School and Lime Rock Park. Survive the Drive s team comes with impressive racing accomplishments; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bob Sharp - six-time national Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) champion, IMSA GTU champion and racing partner of the late Paul Newman, '64 won the SCCA championships in Datsun Z cars and sedans Sam Posey - fifth place in the Indianapolis 500, won in the Twelve Hours of Sebring and racing at Daytona and Lemans Adam Burrows - 2007 GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Champion, 2008 GRAND- AM finished second in the year-end standings Don Drislane - Over 15 Wins and 20 Top Fives with the Skip Barber Race Series, 2004 and 2005 SCCA Formula Ford Champion and the NARRC Formula Ford Champion, two top ten finishes in SK Modified at Stafford Springs Several team members are still active racers, trainers and enthusiasts John Berger - a certified instructor/trainer in motorsports training for over 20 years. Larry Dulude - competitive racer for 30 years, instructs beginning race drivers and new street drivers Tim Healey - defensive driver/driver performance improvement trainer, Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Connecticut Safety Society Fernando Licopoli - raced in the SCCA for 14 years, race and defensive driving instructor Richard Wiehl - current member of Sports Car Club of America Bob Green - driver of the safety/pace car for all the major events at Lime Rock Park. Licensed Race Car Driver, Sports Car Club of America, pace car driver 50 major events Keith Johnson - writer of Wheels an automotive feature Don Drislane - professional race coach and driver Adam Burrows - professional race coach, driver and speaker
What they re saying Hillside Program, Westchester County, NY I thought that the presentation at Hillside went very well. It's not an easy group to keep engaged but Bob did a great job! Brookwood Secure Center, Claverack, NY The Survive the Drive program was outstanding! I can t express my appreciation enough. Bob Green is a skilled and knowledgeable speaker who was able to engage our often resistive students and provide them with information that had a powerful impact on their outlook towards driving. Survive the Drive warns teens against distractions Green s rapid-fire presentation combines basic anatomy and personal anecdotes Students may have learned something from Green. After the presentation a student who got her driver s license in December, said, "I won t text while driving anymore." Amherst Regional High School, MA I would like to THANK YOU for all of your hard work and dedication to the safety of Massachusetts youth the work you do is very inspiring. RHAM High School, CT Your dynamic, high energy talk had a positive effect on the students. They talked about it throughout the day. Pine Bush High School, NY I thought Bob did a great job, and we (students and staff) appreciated his enthusiasm and candor in dealing with a very difficult subject. Again thank you and Bob for providing this valuable service to our students. Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District, NY He was great! He had a ton of energy, was wonderful with the students and I was very excited that he included information about texting while driving and drunk driving this year. Please send him my thanks and thank you for helping to bring this program to our school again.
Contact Please visit our website for more information www.survivetherive.org Bob Green President/Executive Director rgreen@survivethedrive.org 860-435-1054 Joy Martorell Treasurer ljoy@survivethedrive.org 860-435-1054 Lori Zaharek Demaraies Marketing Director loriz@survivethedrive.org 860-806-3042 125 White Hollow Rd., Lakeville, CT 06039