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Drivers’ Education

Arkansas Road Team goes to summer school

 More than 30 Cabot High School students attended the week-long drivers’ ed course.

By ATR Staff Then they split up into groups for
some hands-on education.
Throughout the pandemic, the Every student was able to climb
Arkansas Road Team captains have into the cab of a truck to get a
missed face time with an important driver’s-eye view of the road. They
cohort of drivers—high school students. were able to see for themselves that if
Despite a slowdown in bookings, the you can’t see a truck’s mirrors, that
Captains have been able to visit high driver can’t see you.
schools, civic organizations and even Students were also able to test
some festivals over the past several their road skills without ever leaving
months. campus. Using driving simulators,
In July, Cabot High School held a students were able to merge onto a
weeklong summer drivers’ education busy interstate, navigate a roadside
course and invited the Arkansas Road emergency and even dodge a rogue
Team to be the closing act. kangaroo.
More than 30 high schoolers par- Since its formation in 2015, the
ticipated in the class. Arkansas Road Arkansas Road Team has taken the
Team Captain Robert Kelley (Walmart Share the Road safe-driving program
Transportation) was joined by FedEx to hundreds of schools, festivals and
Freight Road Team Captain Scott other events throughout the state.
Osborne for the half-day event. The Arkansas Road Team’s Share the
They began in the classroom where Road presentations are offered at no  Even Coach Michael Bryant tested his
they discussed general safe driving tips cost and can be scheduled by visiting road skills.
and the trucking industry as a whole. arkroadteam.com.

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