BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 Teen drivers and their parents or guardians in Bakersfield will have a chance to get extra preparation before hitting the road through a free, two-hour class focused on safety and decision-making behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
California Highway Patrol\u2019s Bakersfield office is offering Start Smart on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 6 p.m. The class will be held at the CHP Bakersfield Office, located at 9855 Compagnoni Street.<\/p>\n
Start Smart is open to current and prospective teenage drivers and their parents or guardians. The no-cost program covers safe driving habits, the consequences of making poor choices while driving, and tips on how to avoid a crash. The class is designed to help parents and teens become more aware, more educated, and better prepared to handle the stress that comes with being a new driver.<\/p>\n
Space is limited. To register, call the Bakersfield CHP Office at (661) 396-6600. At least one parent or guardian must accompany the student.<\/p>\n
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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 Teen drivers and their parents or guardians in Bakersfield will have a chance to get…\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":["post-247858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247858","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=247858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247858\/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=247858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}