Put On The B.R.A.K.E.S. with Doug Herbert

  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.    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  110,000 teens and their parents to date.     Location:              Lincoln Airport 3401 W. Mathis Street Lincoln, NE 68524        Dates & Times: August 12 ...

  What:                The free national teen pro-active driving school  B.R.A.K.E.S.  (Be Responsible and KeepEveryone Safe) will make its first-ever appearance in Nebraska, with training sessions on August 12 and 13at Lincoln Airport. The program will be presented by the Nebraska Safety Council and the NDOT Highway Safety Office .   Car crashes are among the leading causes of death among teens .  B.R.A.K.E.S. graduates are 64 percent less likely to get in a crash within their first three years after completing the B.R.A.K.E.S. program.