Traffic crashes are the #1 Killer of
teens. On average 200 Georgia teenagers
lose their life in traffic crashes. As
a Georgia Teens Ride With P.R.I.D.E.(Parents
Reducing Injuries and Driver Error) Instructor,
you can help prevent teen crashes in your
community.
Safety
advocates such as child passenger safety
technicians, public safety officers, educators,
public health and emergency medical workers,
as well as business, civic and faith leaders
are encouraged to become Certified Instructors
through this train-the-trainer course.
GTIPI provides all training materials
necessary to conduct the 2-hour
Georgia Teens Ride With P.R.I.D.E. class
for parents and teens in your local community.
The Instructor Certification course includes
teen driving facts and statistics, crash
dynamics, Joshua's Law, Driver's Education
and Georgia’s Teenage and Adult
Driver Responsibility Act (TADRA). Participants
learn how to work with parents on what
to do during the supervised practice of
their teen drivers required by law, as
well as how to lead teens in a roundtable
discussion about high-risk driving behavior.
In addition to the 7-hour certification
course, new P.R.I.D.E. Instructors must
observe an approved 2-hour parent-teen
class. Law Enforcement trainees are eligible
to receive eight (8) hours of P.O.S.T.
credit for instructor certifcation. EMS
traineees are eligible to receive eight
(8) hours of CEU credit. Fire Department
trainees are eligible to receive six (6)
hours of CEU credit. P.R.I.D.E.
Instructors must re-certify annually.
New P.R.I.D.E. instructors
are required to attend an approved
2-hour parent-teen course on the evening
of their training in order to receive
certification. Law Enforcement trainees
are eligible to receive eight (8) hours
of P.O.S.T. credit for instructor certifcation.
EMS traineees are eligible to receive
eight (8) hours of CEU credit. Fire Department
trainees are eligible to receive six (6)
hours of CEU credit.
