C.A.R.E. Program

C.A.R.E. = Combined Accident Reduction Efforts
Training Phone Number:
(770) 920-4940

Online Application

Complete online form below and someone will contact you shortly. The application must be completed by parent/guardian.

Please Provide All Information.

NOTE: Teen Driver must be 15 – 18 years of age and still attending High School.

Parent Name   (First and Last):
Complete Address:
County:
Home Phone:
Other Phone:
Email:
TEEN # 1 INFORMATION:
Teen #1 Name:
Teen #1 Age:
Teen #1 Date of Birth:
Teen #1 Gender:	Male Female * Please make a selection. *
Teen #1 High School:
Does Teen #1 Have Driver's / Learner's Permit:	Yes No * Please make a selection. *
If you have additional Teens to register, please fill out spaces below. If not and you are done entering your information, please move down to the security image & type code, and submit form.
TEEN #2 INFORMATION: (if needed - if not, please skip section)
Teen #2 Name:
Teen #2 Age:
Teen #2 Date of Birth:
Teen #2 Gender:	Male Female * Please make a selection. *
Teen #2 High School:
Does Teen #2 Have Driver's / Learner's Permit:	Yes No * Please make a selection. *
Please type security code you see on screen in the box below the image:	[ Different Image ] Code is Case Sensitive

If you can't fill out form online above, you can download a PDF file of the application with complete details. The application may be returned by mail or fax to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Training Division. Return only the C.A.R.E. application. When faxing the application do not include a cover sheet. Fax # (770) 920-3912. Please remember to print clearly.

Click here to download C.A.R.E application & complete details (pdf file).

You will be notified when your space for the Parent Training Class is scheduled. If an email address is provided, you will be notified of class dates by email.

Our program is a free teenage defensive driving program, free to residents of Douglas County, as well as surrounding counties. The CARE program is taught by certified Deputies from the sheriff's office, and consists of classroom instruction, as well as 4 hours of actual driving instruction. Students will have 2 hours in our driving simulator and 2 hours in our precision cone course, skid car and learning to parallel park. Our program does not satisfy Joshua's Law however the instruction they receive will be more valuable to them in real life situations they might find while driving. Our program is free to Douglas County residents as well as surrounding county residents.

The CARE program will be running all summer long, and students must have their learners permit and driving experience to be able to come out and drive our courses.

Anyone interested can call (770) 920-4940.

PARENT TRAINING

Beginning the program is easy! Parents call the Sheriff's Office and request an application for a 4-hour block of instruction on Teenage Driver Training, The training is conducted over a two-night period at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Training Facility by the DCSO Training Staff. Parents attending will receive a handbook and instruction on proper safe driving techniques, parent/teenager contract, vehicle inspection checklist and a driving log. PARENTS MUST ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS. There are 5 phases in the student program.

STUDENT TRAINING

• Phase 1 (60 hours) Parent/teenager practical driving.
  • Parents are encouraged to have their child participate in a wide variety of weather conditions and driving situations, including night driving. (This is where the driving log is used.)
• Phase 2 (6 hours) National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course (optional):
  • This is the only block of instruction not taught by the DCSO staff. Parent should contact the Douglas County Courthouse Personnel Office, located on the ground floor of the courthouse at 8700 Hospital Drive to schedule this 6-hour classroom training. 770-920-7264, applications accepted 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
• Phase 3 (8 hours) Classroom training for the teenager
  • A member of the DCSO training staff will lecture on Georgia Traffic Laws, D.U.I. Laws, Accident Avoidance Techniques, and dealing with Road Rage. This training will be broken down into two sessions to be conducted at the DCSO training facility.
• Phase 4 (2 hours) Driver Simulator Training
  • Teens will be put behind the wheel of a state of the art driving simulator that is capable of over 80 driving scenarios. The student will experience different lighting, weather, and traffic conditions, including off-road recovery. The student will also practice accident avoidance techniques.
• Phase 5 (4 hours) Low-speed Skid Car and Precision Skills
  • Students will get behind the wheel with a DCSO driving instructor, who will provide hands-on training in Avoiding Skids, Off Road Recovery, Parallel Parking, Precision Skills, Braking, Accelerating, and Accident Avoidance Maneuvers, through driving the Skid Car and a Precision Cone Course. At the end of the program the parent will complete an open road driving evaluation on the strengths and weaknesses of their teen's driving skills.

Classes are scheduled on a monthly basis around the Douglas County School System's Holiday schedule. A completion date cannot be guaranteed.

For information on the state requirements for new drivers go to the Department of Driver Services web site at www.dds.ga.gov or call (678) 413-8500.