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UPS Pairing its Driving Experts with Teenagers for Safety
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Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, but UPS and its world-renowned drivers are going to make an effort with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to change that.
The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, is rolling out a national program in collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to teach the company's industry-leading safe driving techniques to teens. Based in large part on the same safety training used with UPS's own drivers, the program - UPS Road CodeSM - will help teens learn the code for safe driving.
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teen safety, driving
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May 7, 2009
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UPS Pairing its Driving Experts with Teenagers for Safety
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We are extremely grateful to The UPS Foundation for bringing UPS Road Code to our teens, providing access to important safety training utilizing state of the art simulators Roxanne Spillett
UPS drivers are among the safest on the road. The Road Code program gives us the opportunity to use our nationally recognized safe-driving training to directly impact a need in our communities and prevent teenage deaths Ken Sternad
This is an important complement to our mission of delivering critical health and life skills to our members Roxanne Spillett
The program also provides UPS employees the chance to participate in what we like to call 'skilled volunteerism' by using their professional safe driving expertise to help save lives Ken Sternad
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