American Traffic Academy, Inc., Las Vegas

Although Drivers’ Education classes help students become licensed drivers, they don’t teach them any actual car control skills. That’s where BetterSaferDrivers.com comes in. The staff, helmed by auto racing veteran Robert Prevost, is determined to arm students with the emergency reaction skills they need to help prevent collisions and make them better safer drivers for years to come. During interactive defensive driving clinics, students practice their newly gleaned techniques on sprawling parking lots, learning how to brake fast, deal with skidding, and avoid accidents.