Few rites of passage are as important or as dangerous for a teenager as driving. Even your basic Toyota Corolla can go well over 100 MPH on an open, empty stretch of highway, and all the airbags in the world can’t save you from a bout of bad luck. While some automakers are content to simply load their cars with safety features, for two decades now Ford has been going the extra mile to help acclimate new drivers to America’s roads.
The Ford Driving For Life Program enters its second decade in 2014, with the Blue Oval updating its driving curriculum to deal with the new challenges young drivers face…like selfies.
Yes, the free advanced driving course now warns young people about the dangers of taking pictures of themselves while driving. Though they used to call this common sense, it apparently now requires an adult educator to ingrain the dangers of taking pictures of one’s self while operating a motor vehicle.
On a more serious note, the Driving For Life program puts kids in cars like the Ford Mustang to show them how quickly a situation can take a turn for the worst. There’s even a weighted “drunk suit” that shows these young drivers what its like to be drunk without, you know, getting them drunk. Here’s to another two decades of showing young kids the path to safe driving.