Starting Saturday, Toronto police officers will teach youth aged 16 to 20 driving basics and the dangers of stunt, distracted and impaired driving, and later assist them through the G1 and G2 licence process. The program, funded by The Children's Breakfast Club, aims to help 100 kids who may not necessarily have "the means" to learn how to drive, said traffic services Sgt. Melissa Kulik.
"When you have experts in front of you who are giving you the information and you're able to ask questions, I think that's more impactful than reading the book and taking the test," said Jones. Roshaun Telfer, 16, says he learned about the program through the job that he got through the Toronto police's Youth In Policing Initiative, which gives some kids aged 15 to 18 employment through the summer and throughout the year. The first cohort is comprised of youth from this program.
"My older cousin, my older brother is driving and they have their own cars already so ... I just wanna experience it," said Telfer.