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| Ford is investing millions in free driving lessons for 18- to 24-year-olds | Ford is investing millions in free driving lessons for 18- to 24-year-olds |
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| Thousands of young people in Europe are to get free driving lessons from Ford. | Thousands of young people in Europe are to get free driving lessons from Ford. |
| The carmaker is investing Ford is investing €2.9 million in 2016 to teach 7,000 18- to 24-year-olds across Europe how to drive in hands-on lessons that warn about the dangers posed by drugs, alcohol and using social media behind the wheel. | The carmaker is investing Ford is investing €2.9 million in 2016 to teach 7,000 18- to 24-year-olds across Europe how to drive in hands-on lessons that warn about the dangers posed by drugs, alcohol and using social media behind the wheel. |
| Ford has invested €9.6 million in its Driving Skills for Life prgramme since 2013. | Ford has invested €9.6 million in its Driving Skills for Life prgramme since 2013. |
| So far 13,500 drivers in 11 countries have benefitted from the training, which includes hazard recognition, vehicle handling, speed and space management and distractions. | So far 13,500 drivers in 11 countries have benefitted from the training, which includes hazard recognition, vehicle handling, speed and space management and distractions. |
| Car crashes are the leading cause of death of 18- to 24-year-olds in Europe. | Car crashes are the leading cause of death of 18- to 24-year-olds in Europe. |
| AA figures show that drug-driving results in about 400 arrests a month and 200 deaths a year but experts believe a more exact figure of fatalities is closer to double that number. | AA figures show that drug-driving results in about 400 arrests a month and 200 deaths a year but experts believe a more exact figure of fatalities is closer to double that number. |
| Edmund King, AA president, said that not all coroners test for drugs in road crashes. | Edmund King, AA president, said that not all coroners test for drugs in road crashes. |
| "If alcohol is present they assume that’s the reason yet we know that many teenagers will have a drink then take drugs. They might not be over the drink-drive limit but the drugs affect their driving," King told the Evening Standard. | "If alcohol is present they assume that’s the reason yet we know that many teenagers will have a drink then take drugs. They might not be over the drink-drive limit but the drugs affect their driving," King told the Evening Standard. |