Drivers education has gone high tech
 | | ECHS drivers education instructor Michael Allred gets Lt. Sandra Martin started on a test drive of one of the driver education simulators during a recent media day. |
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Don't confuse the new drivers education classroom at Early County High with a video arcade. The 18 simulators in the classroom don't have coin slots, and the students sitting at them are not playing. They're learning the rules of the road and honing their driving skills.
The simulators at ECHS were made possible by a $140,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. The state passed Joshua's Law which, in part, requires all 16-year-olds to complete a drivers education course before they can apply for a Class D Georgia driver's license.
"These grants will make driver education more accessible to young Georgians and help limit the tragic accidents that tear at our hearts every year," Gov. Sonny Perdue stated when the grants were announced in July.
Another grant provided two computers for online driver education training at Lucy Hilton Maddox Memorial Library.
 | | Simulator training is part of the 30 hours of classroom work required to complete the drivers education training. |
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Early County High drivers education instructor Michael Allred stated that approximately 147 students will be able to complete the course this school year.
The course includes 30 hours of classroom work including simulator training and six hours of actual driving experience behind the wheel of the drivers education vehicle.
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