Community Impact Newspaper - Spring/Klein: SafeWay Driving Helps Students Stay Safe Behind the Wheel During Prom Season

With prom right around the corner, local educators and safe driving instructors are urging safe driving education. Prom weekend presents several dangers on the road, such as drinking and driving.

"Sometimes there is peer pressure to engage in behavior that students wouldn't normally do," CEO of SafeWay Driving Ann Littmann told the Community Impact Newspaper reporter. "If somebody is drinking, [students] should have a number to call [for a different ride]."

The dangers go beyond drinking and driving. Littmann stresses the impact that emotional and tired driving can have on local students.

"Prom is an emotional time for any teenager," Littmann told the reporter. "If you're upset because something happened at prom, take time to compose yourself before you get behind the wheel."

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