The Official
tire of the Buffalo Bills, Kumho Tire, in conjunction with Key Bank
and Dunn Tire, have announced that the free
“Key to Safe Teen Driving” program is
returning to Buffalo, while adding a stop in Rochester. The
program is to be held at Monroe Community College in Rochester July
30th & 31st, and Erie Community College
South Campus in Buffalo August 2nd &
3rd.
As a “Thank You” to participants, Kumho Tire will provide each participant with a pair of tickets to the Kumho Tire-sponsored Bills training camp night practice at St. John Fisher College on August 14th , which is a ticket required practice.
The traveling teen driving school is conducted by professional instructors from the Mid-Ohio School and is designed specifically for teenage drivers between the ages of 16 and 20. Teens will learn driving skills that are not taught in normal driver’s education programs. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15-to-20-year-olds, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“Kumho brought this to Buffalo last summer, and every available spot was reserved” said Chuck Haring, director, marketing & advertising for Dunn Tire “Parents and teens gave it fantastic reviews and we are lucky to get it back again. We’re also very glad we could bring it to Rochester for the first time. This is something we feel is very beneficial for teen drivers”.
The free “Key to Safe Teen Driving” class will offer four separate sessions each day for area teens. The three hour sessions will begin at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m., and 3 p.m. and include a classroom session and hands-on drills involving wet-braking, skid control and emergency lane change. The wet-braking and emergency lane change drills will be conducted using each participant’s street-legal automobile.
Program instruction will include the physics and dynamics of driving, defensive driving and responsible behavior, wet-braking, emergency lane changes and collision-avoidance, slalom and weight-transfer maneuvers, and adverse weather conditions, among many other topics. Experiential learning will take place in each participant’s own vehicle as well as in the program’s Honda Civic Skid Car. Vehicle maintenance and a tire changing demonstrations will also occur during the program. The Mid-Ohio School has offered performance driving and defensive driving programs for adults and teenagers since 1993.
The number of participants per class is limited, and any teen with a valid driver’s license or driving permit may sign up. Participants must show proof insurance and have use of a vehicle for the event.
To get more information, and to sign up for the event go to: www.keytosafeteendriving.com/. Click on “Event Calendar” to find event date and time for registration.
About Dunn Tire
Dunn Tire is a Buffalo, NY based tire retailer, and AAA Approved automotive service provider. Recently ranked by Tire Business as the 25th largest independent tire retailer in North America; they are also a Top 20 market share holder in the United States within in their retail category. Dunn Tire has 31 retail locations from Erie PA, to Syracuse NY. Locally owned and operated, Dunn Tire has been providing tire and automotive services since 1973.
About KeyCorp
KeyCorp was organized more than 160 years ago and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, Key has assets of approximately $89 billion. Key provides deposit, lending, cash management and investment services to individuals and small businesses in 14 states under the name of KeyBank N.A. Key also provides a broad range of sophisticated corporate and investment banking products, such as merger and acquisition advice, public and private debt and equity, syndications and derivatives to middle market companies in selected industries throughout the United States under the KeyBanc Capital Markets trade name.
For more information, visit https://www.key.com/. KeyBank is Member FDIC.
About Kumho Tire
Founded in 1960, Kumho Tire has more than 50 years of history steeped in innovation in management, technical development and environmental awareness that has positioned the Company as one of the world’s top 10 tire manufacturers. Distributed in 160 countries, Kumho is dedicated to providing a top quality driving experience to consumers throughout the world. Headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Kumho Tire U.S.A. is the U.S. sales, marketing, product development and distribution arm of Kumho Tire Co. Inc. For more information on Kumho Tire U.S.A., Inc. and its products, please visit www.KumhoTireUSA.com. Follow Kumho on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/KumhoTire and on Twitter @KumhoTireUSA.
About The Mid-Ohio School
The Mid-Ohio School provides professional driving and riding instruction to drivers and motorcyclists of all skill levels. In 19 seasons, The Mid-Ohio School has 46,000 graduates, including 15,500 teenagers. For more information, visit www.midohioschool.com.