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2023
DREAM DRIVE
Join “Dream Drive” where a teen saves for her first car. See the fun of choosing a car and the details of getting it from Service Ontario. It’s about dreams, choices, and friendship. Will she get the right car? What will her friends think? With each choice, there’s a new twist. Will it lead to fun drives or life lessons? Dive in and find out!
PROM PERILS KICKSTARTER LAUNCH
Join our new prom adventure and see where your prom night takes you.
This game features three different pathways: drinking and driving, drowsy driving, and drugged driving. Our goal is to show players how the decisions they make can affect their life and the people around them.
THE TL2D PODCAST SEASON 3
Ever see a wild video of someone driving on the highway and think, “What were they thinking?” On our podcast, we watch these clips, share our thoughts, and chat about where things went wrong. Whether you drive a lot or a little, join us to learn from these mistakes. Listen in and stay safe on the road!
2022
PROM PERILS
Prom Perils is an interactive game where choices matter. There are multiple endings for you to discover. It’s up to the player to make the right choice that will let them have a fun but safe prom night.
The player has a long day ahead of them before they can get to prom. They must finish a school exam, have a family lunch, and get prom-ready. Let’s not forget the pre-prom party!
THE TL2D PODCAST SEASON 2
No longer called Before You Hand Over The Keys…, the podcast has a new name, new look, and whole new vibe. Now simply titled The TL2D Podcast, Season 2 is much more youth-oriented, conversational, fun, and engaging.
Instead of a conversation simply between host Anne Marie Hayes and a variety of guest experts, members of our very own TL2D team will now join every episode and share their experiences as young drivers. Stories include a frightening collision with a drunk driver en route to a Leaf’s game, popping a tire and getting stranded in Wyoming, and an alarming stalker story involving love notes left on a team member’s vehicle. You won’t want to miss it!
2021
THE TL2D PODCAST: BEFORE YOU HAND OVER THE KEYS...
This podcast is for parents, grandparents and guardians of teens/young adults who are learning to drive or new drivers. You’ll find tips about everything from finding a good driving school to money-saving tips on insurance.
They’ll be driving for the next sixty years so now’s the time to make sure safety is top-of-mind.
2020
Online Youth Event
TL2D Provided an online safety event to a youth group in Brampton Ontario. This event helped to educate youth on the dangers of the road.
2019
The Sweet Life Road Show 2019
Teens Learn to Drive is a local non-profit dedicated to providing resources and educating students and parents about how to make better driving decisions.
2018
Steering teens away from reckless driving
An interactive event aimed to help teens make better driving decisions will take place next week at a Niagara Falls high school.
Future drivers learn ‘deadly’ road risks by Allan Benner (The Standard)
The tips were meant for high school students, many of whom have yet to obtain their driver’s licenses, but even many seasoned drivers could benefit from the information they were given.
Staying safe behind the wheel by Richard Hutton (NiagaraThisWeek.com)
Whether it be fastening seatbelts, limiting distractions, impairment or even a simple safety check prior to hitting the road, there’s much more to driving than simply getting behind the wheel, turning the ignition and heading out.
Guelph teens get schooled in safe driving habits by Jessica Lovell (GuelphMercuryTribune.com)
Drinking, texting, speeding, and more — students at Guelph’s Bishop Macdonell high school got a crash course in what not to do behind the wheel when the Sweet Life Roadshow visited the school on Tuesday afternoon.
Students learn about the top 10 driving risks for teens by Kenneth Armstrong (GuelphToday.com)
Bishop Mac Grade 10 and 11 students learn about the dangers of alcohol consumption, impairment by drugs, distracted driving and not wearing seat belts.
Bradford teens learn safe driving tips by Laura Finney Simcoe.com
A group of young drivers in Bradford learned some lessons in safety. Teens Learn to Drive, an organization dedicated to educating students about making better driving decisions, came to Bradford District High School April 26, with their event The Sweet Life Road Show.
Marijuana legalization spurs Bradford driving safety event by BradfordToday.ca
Students at Bradford District High School learned about a variety of topics, including impaired driving, drowsy driving, and distracted driving.
The Sweet Life Road Show 2018, sponsored by CAA, 407 ETR, Drive for Life by Snapd Oshawa
Teens Learn to Drive Inc., a local non-profit, in Mississauga dedicated to educating students about how to make better driving decisions, will be hosting a FREE safe-driving event, The Sweet Life Road Show, to students in Eastdale C.V.I. high school.
2017
The Sweet Life Road Show at Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School by Snapd Hamilton
A close call experience and why clothing with visibility features is a must. By Anne Marie Hayes-
2016
Anne Marie Hayes, Founder of the Sweet Life Road Show, and Gary Johnson, Auxiliary Constable, OPP. Photo by Darrell Hein (Snapd)
Sgt Kerry Schmidt (OPP) Periscope Video (Sept 25, 2016): Sweet Life road show in Hamilton Ontario
Thunder Bay's Chronicle Journal (Sept 25, 2016): Teens Get Safety Tips
Snapd Markham (May 2016): The Sweet Life Road Show at Bill Crothers Secondary School
Snapd St. Catherine's (May 2016): The Sweet Life Road Show at Governor Simcoe Secondary School
InsideHalton News (May 2016): Burlington teens learn tips about safe driving
2015
Students participating in the drowsy driving station. Photo by Durham Catholic District School Board.
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School student participating in the Sweet Life Road Show. Photo by St Catharines Standard.
QEW South Post (Nov. 2015): DRIVING IS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS, SAYS LOYOLA STUDENTS
The Independent Free Press (Nov. 2015): Sweet Life Road Show rolls into Georgetown's Christ the King Secondary School
Brampton Guardian (Oct. 2015): Sweet Life Road Show gives teens a taste of dangers faced behind the wheel
CTV Barrie (Oct. 2015): Teens get driving lesson
The Chronicle Journal (Sept 2015): Safety message targets teens
CKDR (Sept 2015): Sweet Life Road Show Stopping In Dryden And Ignace
Kenora Daily Miner and News (Sept. 2015): Tour shares driver education with Beaver Brae students
CKDR (Sept. 2015): Red Lake Sweet Life Road Show
Snapd North Mississauga (June 2015): Snap North 2015 Newpaper.jpeg
Snap Markham (June 2015): Snap Markam 2014
Robert F. Hall (June 2015): Robert F. Hall thank you note
Loyal Catholic Secondary School (June 2015): Loyola Thank you note 2014
Joan Of Arc (June 2015): Joan of Arc thank you note
TVCogeco (May 2015): The Sweet Life Road Show at Sir Winston Churchill S.S. in St. Catherines
St. Catherines Standard (May 2015): Driving safely to keep life sweet
AM900 CHML | Hamilton News (May 2015): Sweet Life Road Show
Durham Catholic District School Board (May 2015): Grade 10 Msgr. Paul Dwyer Students benefit from Sweet Life Road Show
Your Teen for parents - Helping Your Teenager Learn How to Drive? 4 Steps to Get the Results You Want
LiveStrong.com (January 2015): Books for Teaching Teenagers to Drive
Road Today (January 2015): Anne Marie Hayes presented with 2014 Road Safety Award
2014
Driving the morning after drinking is not safe; students learn why. Photo by Terra Ciolfe.
Orangeville- The Sweet Life Road Show
Brampton Guardian - The Sweet Life Road Show
CNW Kanetix (November 2014): KANETIX Sponsors First-of-its-Kind Distracted Driving Program in Ontario
CNW CAA South Central Ontario (October 2014): CAA SCO recognized with Sweet Life Road Safety Champion Award
CAA Magazine (Fall 2014): Keeping Safe
CAASCO The Daily Boost (June 2014): Do Teens Really Need Driving School? Here’s the Answer
Truck News.com (May 2014): A timing learning experience
Inport News (May 2014): Sweet Life Road Show educates at Port High
Caledon Enterprise (March 2014):- Sweet Life Road Show coming to Caledon Schools
Town of Caledon (March 2014): Caledon OPP Supports “The Sweet Life Road Show”
Just Drive! Blog (February 2014): Parents: your teen driver IS watching (and listening)
2013
Distracted driving, drunk driving, drunk driving, drugged and drowsy driving were addressed at the Sweet Life Road Show. Photo by Melissa Mangelsen. .
The Mississauga News (October 2013): Teen learn lessons to stay safe on the roads
CNW Kanetix (November 2014): KANETIX Sponsors First-of-its-Kind Distracted Driving Program in Ontario
2012
