AMP Street Smarts Teen Driving Program requirements on Dec 13, 2014 (999805) | MotorsportReg.com

The following are some answers to common questions you may have about the program. If you do not see an answer to a question you have, please contact us.

How long is the AMP Street Smarts Teen Driving Program?
This is a one-day class. (8:30 am to 4:00 pm)

What will we be doing in the AMP Street Smarts Teen Driving Program?

The day is a mixture of classroom and in-car exercises directed by Professional Driving Instructors. They spend a total of about 1 hour is a classroom session and the rest of the time they are in a vehicle provided by BMW.  Student are put though a driving exercises based on real world scenarios. They work on skid control on a wet skid pad; go through a lane change / accident avoidance maneuvers; threshold breaking / ABS exercises; they drive a slalom course to learn about weight transfer.  We also have a 2 wheels off exercise. In the classroom they learn about proper seating position and hand positions, mirror placement, the concept of the contact patch of their tires, the theories of weight transfer, the use of long distance vision and situational awareness.  We talk about the challenges of distractions to the driver, be it the radio / I-pods or cell phones for talking or texting or just the simple cause of too many teens in the car.

All students, parents and volunteers we be provided lunch onsite.

How much is the course?
$249 per student.

Where is the Teen Driving Program located?

All programs will be held only at Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, GA 30534. You can review our tentative schedule here. You can also been added to our database to receive an e-mail when the next school opens by contacting us here. We send these emails out within 60 days of each class date.

How many students attend each school?
To give every student the quality time they deserve, we limit each class to 20 - 25 students. If the class you are interested in is full please complete the registration, there will be no charge if to placed on the wait list.  If there are no openings before the school you will remain in our database. You will then receive an e-mail when the next school opens up.

What is the minimum and maximum age a student can be to participate in a Street Smarts Teen Driving Program?
Licensed or permitted drivers, ages 15 to 18 are allowed in the program.

What are the requirements of “permitted students”?
Permitted drivers will be allowed in the Street Smarts Teen Driving Program program IF

All conditions of the permit can be met in a safe manner. The student driver must be a minimum of 15 years old (or the minimum age for the state issuing the permit).  We require that they have driven at least 25 hours before coming to the class. Also we would like them to have had a permit for a minimum of ½ the time required by the state holding jurisdiction over that permit, (not the state that the school is located in) i.e. if the permit must be held for 6 months before the driver can take their driving test, then the student must have had the permit a minimum of 3 months.

Who are the Coaches (Instructors)?

Our Instructors have years of experience having participated and instructed at driver education schools ranging from car control, winter driving or high performance driving schools, many on race tracks and enjoyed various disciplines of auto racing, rallying or competitive autocrossing. Street Smarts Teen Driving is not a speed event, and will not give any coaching in regards to racing, but will communicate their experience as it relates to specifics for the program.

Does the Street Smarts Teen Driving Program provide vehicles to use in the class?
Yes. Students will have the ability to drive new 2015 BMW 328i vehicles provided by our partnership with BMW NA.

Do parents have to attend?
While we cannot require that you come to the class we strongly suggest that you do. We encourage you to sit in the classroom sessions and listen to those presentations. Even though you have been driving for many years, we feel that there are things that you might learn from experiencing these with you new driver. We also feel that the importance of driving education and seriousness of this issue is reinforced when your new driver sees you taking an active interest in what they are doing.

Do you have an adult program?
The purpose of this program is for training new drivers ages 15 to 18. Occasionally if the school does not fill we will allow any age driver to register the last week before the school. This is not available at every school event, even if the school limit is not reached.

What kind of Waivers need to be signed?

If a minor is coming to the event they must have their parents/guardian permission to do so.

Each student needs 2 signatures on a minor waiver form unless they live with only one parent/guardian and that parent/guardian has sole custody. If the parents/guardian can’t sign the document at the event in front of the officials, then they must have the waiver notarized beforehand.

Waivers can be downloaded in advance at the following links.

Teen Driving Waiver

Minor Waiver

Do students wear helmets?
No helmets are required at the schools. All exercises are low-speed events.

Will I receive a discount from my auto insurance provider upon completion of a school?
Although there are no national blanket discounts available at this time, we ask that you check with your auto insurer to find out more information.

What is the registration fee refund policy?
Refunds will be issued for cancellations up to the Thursday before the event. You must contact the school registrar Office no later than 5 PM EST on the Thursday before the scheduled school.

Refunds will not be issued for cancellations after Thursday or for no shows.

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