Free Lifesaving Teen Driver Training Program Heads To Houston

Name: Free Lifesaving Teen Driver Training Program Heads To Houston
Start: 2025-10-18T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-19T15:00:00-05:00
Location: 2500 Reed Rd, Houston, TX 77051-2215, United States

Schedule

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

2500 Reed Rd, Houston, TX 77051-2215, United States | Houston, TX

The free lifesaving national teen pro-active driving school B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) will visit Houston on the weekend of October 18 and 19 with training sessions at Manheim Texas Hobby.
Three-hour training sessions will be held:
• October 18 (Saturday) classes start at 8 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 3 p.m.
• October 19 (Sunday) classes start at 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Location:
• Manheim Texas Hobby, 2500 Reed Road, Houston 77061.
Registration is accessible at www.putonthebrakes.org.
Car crashes are among the leading causes of death among teens. Through their participation in the pro-active defensive driving program, B.R.A.K.E.S. graduates are 64 percent less likely to get in a crash within their first three years of driving, according to an independent study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
The 501(c)(3) charity was founded by multi-time Top Fuel drag racing champion Doug Herbert in honor of his two sons, Jon and James, who lost their lives in a tragic car crash in 2008. Herbert turned that personal tragedy into a lifesaving mission that has trained more than 150,000 teens and their parents to date.
Utilizing vehicles provided by Kia Motors, B.R.A.K.E.S. offers teens extensive behind-the-wheel instruction from professional trainers including current and former law enforcement officers and professional racing drivers, teaching the teens and their parents how to be safer on the road. Exercises include Distracted Driving Awareness, Panic Braking, Crash Avoidance, Drop-wheel/Off-road Recovery and Car Control/Skid Recovery.

B.R.A.K.E.S. is NOT Driver’s Ed. It is a FREE, hands-on, advanced driver training program taught by professional instructors, including current and former members of law enforcement, professional racers and stunt drivers. B.R.A.K.E.S. maintains a low two -to-one student-to-instructor ratio to maximize educational effectiveness.