CARFAX Safe Teen Drivers Program Puts Teens Driving Skills To the Test; Coral Springs Auto Mall Hosts Event.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.110403/bb11 FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2003 CARFAX and the Coral Springs Coral Springs, city (1990 pop. 79,443), Broward co., SE Fla.; inc. 1963. Largely residential, it is a city that has grown rapidly along with the southern Florida and Fort Lauderdale area. The population of Coral Springs nearly doubled between 1980 and 1990. Auto Mall's Nissan dealership in Coral Springs, Fla., teamed up recently to bring to light the dangers teens face behind the wheel. CARFAX brought a driving simulator Driving Simulators are used for entertainment as well as in training of driver's education courses taught in educational institutions and private businesses. They are also used for research purposes in the area of human factors and medical research, to monitor driver behavior, , provided by Raydon Corp., to the dealership and invited parents to put their teens' driving skills to the test. The teens drove the simulator (1) Software that enables the execution of an application written for a different computer environment. Same as emulator. (2) Software that models the interactions of hypothetical or real-world objects or business processes. under different environmental and road conditions and received a report card afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. . CARFAX representatives also presented to participants the CARFAX Safe Teen Drivers Program (www.carfax.com/teen), which provides parents a step-by-step curriculum of email tips they can receive over a 52-week period. The CARFAX Safe Teen Driver tips walk parents through important information and skills they can review with their teen in the car. CARFAX designed its Safe Teen Drivers Program to help parents of first-time drivers to get the information they seek in one central location. As a way to reach out to their communities, CARFAX Certified Dealers, too, are beginning to share information about the program with their customers. "Hosting this event was our chance to give something back to the community," said Tony Martorano, Development Manager, Coral Springs Auto Mall. "When parents come out to buy a car for their teen, it's often a used car. We run CARFAX Vehicle History Reports on all our cars so we know if they've ever had mechanical problems or were ever a lemon, for example. We're making sure we're providing a safe car. After all, when you're in the car business, the only thing you have to fall back on is your reputation." Car crashes are the number one killer of teens in the U.S. today, so CARFAX found it essential to get involved to help lower these fatalities. CARFAX is reaching out to the millions of families with new teen drivers each year through its certified dealers. Car dealers are connected to their communities, and help parents get their teens in safe and reliable cars every day. Teens Talk When asked how their experience in the safe driving simulator went, Jessica Sanchez, a teen from Pembroke Pines Pembroke Pines, city (1990 pop. 65,452), Broward co., SE Fla., a residential suburb between Miami and Fort Lauderdale; inc. 1961. A significant retirement community, the suburb grew rapidly in the late 20th cent., and more than doubled in size between 1990 and 2000. , Fla. said, "I have a lead foot, kind of. I was afraid that I was going to hit a car or something or a car was going to hit me." "It didn't go as good as I planned," said Austin Dudas, a teen from North Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. "I got points off for switching into another lane, and I crashed twice." "Speeding - that's the thing I get in trouble for all the time - going too fast," said Carrie Apolinario, a teen from Davie, Fla. Parents Listen After watching their teens in the simulator, parents admitted they have driving knowledge that has become second nature to them, but that know-how is challenging to translate to their teens. "I learned to drive obviously many years ago. Things have changed since then regarding hand placement on the steering wheel and using your mirrors," said Michelle Sanchez, mother of Jessica Sanchez. "They have updated so many rules, so I probably did place Jessica at a little bit of a disadvantage." "Don't assume a teen knows everything," said Debbie Apolinario, mother of Carrie Apolinario as well as two older siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) . "Bring everything you can to their attention. I'm a pain-in-the-neck, but it's paid off. My kids are really good, safe drivers." Since Tony Martorano is the father of two teens, he, too, subscribes to the CARFAX Safe Teen Drivers Program emails. "When I get the tips on email, I send them to my teens, then give them a call to see what their thoughts are on the subject," Martorano said. "Parents need updated nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
adj. 1. That can be taught: teachable skills. 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters. moment when they're in their car with their teen," said Dick Raines, CARFAX President. "Ultimately, parent shouldn't rush to put their teens behind the wheel but instead get involved and stay involved. The CARFAX Safe Teen Drivers Program is an excellent resource for parents and for teens once they do get behind the wheel." About CARFAX CARFAX, the leader in vehicle history services, hosts a Safe Teen Driver Program at www.carfax.com. The CARFAX Safe Teen Driver Program provides key information to parents and teens on safe driving tools and techniques. CARFAX also helps parents and teens make informed buying decisions about used cars through its Vehicle History Reports - available through www.carfax.com and car dealers. CARFAX Vehicle History Reports provide an instant background check on any used car, and help consumers and dealers avoid used cars with costly hidden problems, including major accident and salvage history, odometer fraud Odometer fraud is the illegal practice of rolling back odometers to make it appear that vehicles have lower mileage than they actually do. Odometer fraud occurs when the seller of a vehicle falsely represents the actual mileage of a vehicle to the buyer. , flood damage and more. Based in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , CARFAX has been providing the truth about used cars since 1984 and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of R.L. Polk & Company. A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.110403/bb11 |
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