Take Control

Take Control was proud to be a part of the Ohio Traffic Safety Officeinitiative to promote advance teen driving.

OTSO Press Release: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Winter weather can make for dangerous driving conditions across Ohio, whether it’s snow, sleet or ice covering the roadways. The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) believes all crashes can be prevented through proper training and awareness.
• Last winter (Dec. 2022 – March 2023), there were 10,256 crashes in Ohio on snow, ice or slush covered roads.
• 20 of those crashes resulted in 26 fatalities.
• 22% of those crashes were caused by unsafe speed, 20% were caused by driving off the road, and 14% were caused by following too close.
New teen drivers often lack the skills and experience necessary to drive safely in snow and ice. They can gain these skills through one of Ohio’s Advanced Driver Training programs. This hands-on instruction allows students to practice skid recovery, anti-lock braking system (ABS) exercises and other crash avoidance techniques with a licensed instructor on a closed course. Ohio has five schools for advanced driver training in five different counties. OTSO is promoting these programs with a new video and web page dedicated to Advanced Driver Training.

Advanced Driver Training

Another near-tragic accident in Medina County. Parents of new teen drivers, please consider signing your child up for the Take Control Teen Driving class. It is the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Medina County Career Center. The class is free (donations accepted) and taught by Law Enforcement. A few of the skills taught are skid recovery, evasive lane change, shuffle steering, and breaking.

Take Control is for teens after they receive their license. If interested in registering your teen please email [email protected]

Parent begs teen drivers to be cautious after crash victim was extracted and airlifted to hospital A Sunday night crash in Granger Township that left four teens in the hospital, has the sheriff’s office is reminding young drivers to simply slow down.