Michelin and ADTSEA (the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association) today published the first national tyre-safety training module for driving instructors. This update standardizes tire-safety education materials and provides a collection of new resources, including videos and hands-on exercises for instructors and students.
The module will be incorporated into the ADTSEA 3.0 Driver Education Curriculum and will be made available for free download on the ADTSEA website at www.adtsea.org.
“Michelin and ADTSEA have worked closely to create a new educational course that directly addresses the critical issue of tire safety for new drivers,” said Sheryl Wilkerson, vice president of federal government relations for Michelin North America. “Michelin is committed to reducing the number of preventable crashes involving teen drivers by providing simple tire-safety education tools and tactics that can help save lives.”
“The new module is designed to equip driving instructors across the U.S. with an improved understanding of tire safety and new instructional resources to deliver this critical message to new drivers,” said Allen Robinson, chief executive officer of ADTSEA. “Thanks to Michelin, we provided this valuable training material in Miami at no cost to Florida instructors on October 17 while rolling it out across the nation in the coming weeks.”
Michelin and the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) are making new resources available to help teens and parents brush up on their own car and tire maintenance skills, including a downloadable Glove Box Guide with important tips and a series of YouTube videos featuring popular teens.