** 2024 Street Survival Events @ SAM & SPAC parking lot

• April 21st, 2024
  • Student registration link
  • Instructor and volunteer registration link

• October 2024 (TBA)
  • Student registration link
  • Instructor and volunteer registration link

The primary emphasis of the Tire Rack Street Survival School is a hands-on accident avoidance in real-world driving situations. We use students’ own cars to teach them about handling limits and how to control the vehicle’s dynamics. This is not a timed or competitive event; it’s not racing. Students will learn to become more observant of the traffic situations they find themselves in, and they will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate and react to the unwise actions of other drivers.

As the students learn the application of physics as it relates to driving their cars, they will make fewer unwise driving decisions themselves. They will understand why they should always wear their seat belt, and why they should insist that their passengers wear seat belts, too. After a view from the cockpit of a tractor-trailer, they’ll learn why not to tailgate.  An airbag demonstration will also be performed, dependent on availability.

It’s about more than driving — it’s about living. For more information about the Tire Rack Street Survival program, visit here.

FAQs

• How long does a Street Survival school last?
  This is a one-day Sunday class starting early in the morning (~8am) and ending in the afternoon (~4pm).
• How much is the course?
  $125 per student.
• What is the age limit to participate in a Street Survival?
  Licensed or permitted drivers ages 15-21 are allowed in the program. **PLEASE NOTE** Students should have a basic competency in driving their vehicle. This course is not geared towards newly permitted drivers who are still learning the basics of the operation of a vehicle on the street.
  

MoHud Street Survival Event Info

MoHud SCCA along with our partners in Patroon BMW CCA have held many successful Street Survival schools since September 2011.  Our Street Survival schools typically sell out and have a waiting list.

We need instructors and additional volunteers to help out the day of the events. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to our chairperson Adam Wright (email address below) or Chief Instructor Sal Baisley.

New instructors will be required to review the course material at http://streetsurvival.org/schools/become-a-coach/.

Events are typically held at the Saratoga Auto Museum, located at 110 Avenue of the Pines, Saratoga Springs, NY. In-car instruction happens in the SPAC Box Office parking lot on Rt. 50, a 5 minute walk from the SAM.

Contact Street Survival chair Adam Wright if you have questions or need additional information.

How big is the problem? (CDC factsheet)

• Teens have an 89.2% chance of being involved in a crash during the first three years of driving
• The leading cause of death among 13-19 year olds in the US is from motor vehicle crashes.
• Sixty-two percent of teenage passenger deaths in 2004 occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager.
• Teenagers cause 2.5 million accidents per year.
• In 2007 that resulted in over 6,000 deaths of teens.

To address this national issue, the Tire Rack Street Survival teen driving school was first developed by the BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) and the BMW CCA Foundation in 2002. The programs have expanded to most major communities and are now conducted as well by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) regions with support from the SCCA Foundation.

The registration fee of $125.00 provides students with experienced instructors who safely guide students through a day of behind the wheel instruction and short classroom sessions. Driving skill courses are specifically designed to mimic every day driving hazards, obstacles, and challenges. Students will use the vehicles the student driver is most familiar with, which is usually their family or personal car, truck, or SUV.

Parents are urged to talk to their teen drivers about the advantages of attending this one day program. (Most in fact come because of parental mandate, but leave happy to have attended, and, more importantly, hopefully safer drivers.) Eligible students are 15 to 21 years old and hold a valid unrestricted driver’s license or a valid permit. Students should have some driving experience and a parent/guardian should make plans to attend the programs along with their teens.