{"id":161019,"date":"2026-02-02T23:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161019\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:46:06","slug":"free-start-smart-teen-driving-class-set-for-feb-10-at-chp-bakersfield-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/161019\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Start Smart teen driving class set for Feb. 10 at CHP Bakersfield office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 CHP Bakersfield will host a free Start Smart class for current and potential teenage drivers, along with their parents or guardians, on Tuesday, February 10, at their local office.<\/p>\n<p>A Start Smart class is a two-hour session that discusses safe driving habits, the consequences of poor choices behind the wheel, and tips on how to avoid a crash.<\/p>\n<p>CHP said the class will educate parents and teens on how to better prepare for the stress of being a new driver.<\/p>\n<p>When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6 p.m.Where: CHP Bakersfield Office, 9855 Compagnoni Street, Bakersfield<\/p>\n<p>CHP notes that space is limited. Call the Bakersfield CHP Office at (661) 396-6600 to sign up. At least one parent or guardian must accompany the student.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 CHP Bakersfield will host a free Start Smart class for current and potential teenage drivers,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-161019","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bakersfield","8":"tag-bakersfield","9":"tag-bakersfield-headlines","10":"tag-bakersfield-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}