Common use of PROGRAM BACKGROUND Clause in Contracts

PROGRAM BACKGROUND. The Safe Driving Program began in Mecklenburg County on July 1, 1989. The Safety and Health Council of North Carolina, a 501(c)(3) non-profit association and State Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC), initiated the Program as a cooperative traffic safety effort with the district attorney’s office, court system and law enforcement agencies. At the discretion of the district attorney, drivers charged with traffic infractions h earn reductions on their offenses by completing four hours of classroom driver training. Since the program’s early days, we have added training to meet the special needs of inexperienced drivers as well as behavior modification classes for chronic offenders. From 1989 through 2020, 1,322,900 drivers completed the Safe Driving Program for traffic offenses in North Carolina through the SHCNC and accredited North Carolina community colleges. The Safe Driving Program uses the curriculum developed by the National Safety Council known as the “Defensive Driving Courses (DDC)”. The National Safety Council launched the first DDC in 1964 and has since taught more than 75 million drivers in the United States, Canada, and abroad. The Safe Driving Program courses in North Carolina are:

PROGRAM BACKGROUND. The Safe Driving Program began in Mecklenburg County on July 1, 1989. The Safety and Health Council of North Carolina, a 501(c)(3) non-profit association and State Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC), initiated the Program as a cooperative traffic safety effort with the district attorney’s office, court system and law enforcement agencies. At the discretion of the district attorney, drivers charged with traffic infractions h earn reductions on their offenses by completing four hours of classroom driver training. Since the program’s early days, we have added training to meet the special needs of inexperienced drivers as well as behavior modification classes for chronic offenders. From 1989 through 20202021, 1,322,900 1,341,694 drivers completed the Safe Driving Program for traffic offenses in North Carolina through the SHCNC and accredited North Carolina community colleges. The Safe Driving Program uses the curriculum developed by the National Safety Council known as the “Defensive Driving Courses (DDC)”. The National Safety Council launched the first DDC in 1964 and has since taught more than 75 million drivers in the United States, Canada, and abroad. The Safe Driving Program courses in North Carolina are: