Phoenix, Arizona

In our fourth year in Phoenix, The nationally acclaimed New Driver Car Control Clinic® is proud to announce a new partnership with The Shelly Cohen Foundation. Below is the beginning of a large schedule of Clinics presented by The Shelly Cohen Foundation offering scholarships for young drivers and aid to supporting high schools and school districts.

The New Driver Car Control Clinics are a federally registered curriculum, an original in the field of crash avoidance training for young drivers, providing professional training for 15 years. All of our instructors are carefully certified by Advanced Car Control Techniques to present our copyrighted curriculum. The company carries a $4,000,000 liability policy with The Hartford to insure participants, sponsors and the venues where the clinics are presented. We have trained over 25,000 parents and students nationwide.

All parent/student teams attend a 90-minute classroom session on the first night. Each team then attends one 4-hour behind-the-wheel session in the morning or afternoon on one of the following two days. Learner's Permit/License and parent are required for both sessions.

Price & Cancellation Policy -- Tuition is $169 per parent-student team. The tuition is non-refundable, nor changeable to another clinic date. You may, however, give your space to another family with a new driver and work out the finances between you.  Register online below, or call 800-862-3277 for reservations or for more information.

All clinics shown below are available to the general public regardless of location.

The New Driver Car Control Clinic is all about changing the anatomy of an accident by pre-programming the sub-conscious to break the chain of panic -- to prepare the driver mentally and physically to react to surprises with skill and precision. And more importantly, to recognize impending danger earlier so that they never enter the emergency zone where accidents lurk. This popular behind-the-wheel Clinic focuses on teaching parents and teens critical accident-avoidance maneuvers and defensive-driving skills such as

• eye management - judging spatial relationships
• steering management - making the car go precisely where you want it to, even in an emergency and
• brake management - the so-called panic stop without the panic.
• The exercises are performed in a series of cone patterns in the family's own car on both wet and dry pavement.

"Driving is a psychomotor skill," says Clinic founder David Thompson. "Just like learning to play the piano requires an actual keyboard, so does learning to control an automobile in an emergency demand that you actually drive a car."

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 How it Works & What's Required -- Parents are required at both the classroom and behind-the-wheel sessions. Behind-the-wheel sessions are limited to ten parent-student teams per session. Teens must have at least their Learner's Permit (Temps). The teen should have enough driving experience to be comfortable making the car go forwards, backwards, left and right. This usually requires from 4 to 8 hours behind the wheel. Families use their own car -- preferably the one the teen is most likely to end up driving. Each team receives a 90-minute classroom session on vehicle dynamics and human dynamics -- why the car, and the driver, behave the way they do in an emergency; -- 4 hours of in-car instruction; a 45-minute video and 56-page workbook with diagrams of ten exercises, a log and a Parent-Teen contract so that they can continue to practice these life-saving maneuvers.

Who We Are -- The New Driver Car Control Clinic is a ten-year-old program offered in Florida, Tennessee, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia, Arizona, Maryland, Virginia, Alabama and Washington DC. Developed by automotive journalist and racecar driver David Thompson, the curriculum is an adaptation of the skills taught to fire, police and other emergency vehicle drivers. Terri Ranson, driver's education teacher in North Carolina says, "Thirty hours of classroom and six hours behind the wheel [in traditional driver's ed] cannot truly make a safe driver. This program is a wonderful grand finale to what we start in driver's ed. I highly recommend it." Florida parents and teens agree. "This course saved my child's life," Debbie Still of Palm Beach says. "If I had a million dollars I would take every one of my son's friends to this clinic in case he is ever riding with them in an emergency situation. I have my son today, thanks to [this clinic]," she exclaims.

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RAVE REVIEWS

“The best money I ever spent!” Herb R. 

“There are not enough words to express just how important this program is--believe me--had I not taken this clinic, I truly feel it would have resulted in an accident on Sunday.” Cynthia F.,

 Not only was this time and money well spent, it should be every parent's responsibility to insist on it for their new drivers. We all send our children out in to the world behind the wheel of a variety of machines ... with a false sense of security that we have done our best as parents by providing them with the basic "Driver's Ed" class. For those of us who know better, your New Driver Car Control Clinic is an answered prayer.

Rob K.

“This was definitely the best 6 hours of time spent with my daughter developing a skill that will be used daily for the rest of our lives. I recommend this class to everyone who drives a car, period. It could save your life.” Kurt W.,

“I felt [the clinic] was fabulous, as did my son. Thank you for this experience, it may just save our life."Jenny C.

"Our son’s initial reaction to taking this clinic was that it was punishment for his serious accident in April. Afterwards he thanked us, and said he wished he had taken the course earlier. We would recommend this clinic to all young drivers. It is certainly money well spent.” David. B.,

"The clinic was awesome!  My daughter and I both learned so much and it was worth every penny." Karen  B.,

"Our class went great. Some boys that were dragged there were having fun by the second exercise. Everyone found the day valuable." Marilyn H,

"My son did not want to be there. He's not a "new driver" he says. But after your class he was interested and I was hooked. He learned so much about his conventional brake system and that he needs to practice more. I thought the whole experience was well worth the time and money." Maggie T,

 "Learning how to make a split second decision in life and death situations ...nothing could better prepare your teen for this than the Car Control Clinic."                     Karen B,

“The clinic has more than paid for itself.”         Cynthia F,

“I definitely want my other children to do this clinic when it comes time."Amanda B.

"We loved the driving experience and practice, and appreciated all [the instructor’s] tips and comments to each of us. JackieP

"I just wanted you to know that I had a wonderful time at your Clinic. I was a little sketchy at first. The story you told about the boy that died, I knew him. So, it meant more to me after that story to understand how to control my car. I feel much more confident with my car now. I have yet to pass my drivers test, but after this I know I will [be able to.] Diana B. (student)

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