Safe Young Drivers Event coming to KCS

A Safe Young Drivers Event will be held at Kindersley Composite School (KCS) on Tuesday afternoon, December 3rd, for high school students who have obtained their driver's license. This free event, sponsored by Kelly Insurance Brokers Ltd., is designed to increase driver confidence when navigating urban and rural roadways in Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan Safety Council recognizes the need to address statistics that report 100 collisions, 19 injuries, and one death per year in Kindersley. There will be no examination at the end of this informal open class event, which will cover numerous topics.

Those topics include best practices for driving in hazardous conditions and collision avoidance. Timely topics for this time of year are winter driving, skids and hydroplaning, driving on gravel roads, and how to protect yourself while driving.

The curriculum includes rules of the road, emergency vehicles, work zones, and traffic guidance at intersections. It will also discuss acceptable amounts of risk while driving and impairment due to substance use, medications, fatigue, illness, emotions, and distractions.

Participants need to register with KCS for this informative class, which will be followed by a pizza dinner and refreshments, sponsored by Kelly Insurance Brokers Ltd.

The Safe Young Drivers Event will be presented in cooperation with the SGI Traffic Safety Promotion and Acquired Brain Injury Partnership.