The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office is offering free defensive driving classes to help teen drivers build skills and stay safe behind the wheel.
The Defense Response Improvement Vehicle Education (DRIVE) course is open to Rutherford County Schools students, as well as virtual and homeschool students living in Rutherford County.
Students begin with a three-hour online class on a Friday evening before participating in one-on-one driving instruction with a school resource officer on Saturday. The hands-on training includes evasive maneuvers, emergency braking, parallel parking, and other defensive driving techniques…