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Show Defensive' Driving Course Being Given At Provo "Professional driving tactics are being offered through the Defensive Driving Course being sponsored by the Safety Council Coun-cil of Utah County," Mr. J. Earl Johnson, Safety Director announced this week. This eight-hour course was designed by the National Safety Saf-ety Council," he said, "and was patterned after a course offered to professional drivers who operate fleet vehicles over millions of accident-free miles of streets and highways." "The driving records of these individuals are most outstanding," outstand-ing," he commented, "and the individual driver can learn from their driving record." The course, he pointed out, will be held in the Utah Technical Tech-nical College (room S-218) and will commence Monday, Aug. 4. It contiues on each Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. until the four 2-hour sessions have been completed. "This is an adult course," Mr. Johnson emphasized, "and is available to any already licensed driver in the immediate immedi-ate area. It is intended as a refresher course to enable the driver to sharpen his driving techniques. Of the thousands of Utah drivers completing the course, high praise is the most common comment made. Drivers often express great gratitude for learning a new maneuver which aids them in preventing a traffic mishap." There is a small enrollment fee to cover the cost of materials mater-ials and supplies used in instructing in-structing the course. Enrollment in the course may be made by calling the Safety Council of Utah County Coun-ty 373-5510 X 69 during the day . Individuals wishing to participate parti-cipate and have not had an opportunity to enroll, may do so at the Utah Technical College Col-lege on August 4th. |