{"id":3636,"date":"2022-08-01T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=3636"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:42:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:42:13","slug":"cost-u-less-insurance-promotes-safer-teen-driving-in-california","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/newsroom\/cost-u-less-insurance-promotes-safer-teen-driving-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost-U-Less Insurance Promotes Safer Teen Driving in California"},"content":{"rendered":"            <div class=\"o-component s-cms-content\">\n        <p><b>HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Aug, 1, 2022 \u2014<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/\"><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">Cost-U-Less<\/span> Insurance<\/a> is taking part in a partnership with Freeway Insurance to promote safe teen driving through <a href=\"https:\/\/putonthebrakes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.R.A.K.E.S. Teen Driving Training program<\/a>. <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">Cost-U-Less<\/span> Insurance has a vested interest in helping teen drivers in California be more responsible on the road. The B.R.A.K.E.S. program also shares that goal.<\/p>\n<p>B.R.A.K.E.S. was founded by NHRA drag racer Doug Herbert after he lost his two young sons, Jon and James, in a car crash in 2008. The program is free and is geared towards teaching <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">parents \u2013 as<\/span> well as their young <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">drivers \u2013 how<\/span> to be responsible on the road and drive defensively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a parent who has experienced the worst tragedy when it comes to teen driving, my goal is to make young drivers more conscientious and confident behind the wheel, keeping themselves and anyone who might be in the car with them safer,\u201d Herbert said.<\/p>\n<p>California teen driving fatalities show that speeding plays a large part. Between 2015 and 2019, 979 teen drivers and passengers died on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez has joined the effort to teach teen drivers how to be safer behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many teens are killed in car wrecks,\u201d Suarez said. \u201cIt\u2019s my goal to make sure families never go through the pain that comes with deadly accidents. Together, we can help change this story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While conventional driving education is important and valuable, the B.R.A.K.E.S. Teen <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">Pro-Active<\/span> Driving Curriculum goes far beyond the basics, teaching tools like Collision Avoidance, a Wheel <span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">Drop-Off<\/span> Recovery Exercise, and a Panic Stop Exercise to make teens confident when a dangerous situation\u00a0happens on the road.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    ","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[10],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/3636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newsroom"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.costulessdirect.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}