Michigan Teens Get Shot at Defensive Driving Course

Michigan teens have been given an opportunity to learn to drive like a pro through the Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit.

The Michigan State Police announced today they are introducing a scholarship for seven teens to attend a one-day Teen Defensive Driving class taught by their Precision Driving Unit according to a release from the Michigan State Police.

Teens must apply for the scholarship by June 13 and the winners will be randomly selected. To be eligible to apply teens must be between 16 and 18 years old and have a level 2 graduated driver’s license.

To apply for the scholarship and for additional information go to www.michigan.gov/msp.

Teens will get seven hours of hands-on training and one hour of classroom training in driving skills like:

• Defensive driving
• Skid control
• Serpentine control
• Controlled braking
• Evasive maneuvering
• Confined area maneuvering
• Off-road recovery

The winning teens will be announced June 14 and classes are set for June 29 and 30.

According to the release the scholarship was made possible by a donation from the Keisha MacDonald Dare 2 Dream Foundation.

MacDonald was killed in a car accident on Feb. 7, 2007; the same day her modeling agent was negotiating contracts with modeling agencies in New York and Asia.

“I believe if Keisha could have taken this very important defensive driving training class, she might still be here with me today,” Keisha’s mother and president of the Dare 2 Dream Foundation, Linda MacDonald, said.