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Hey, Teach!
ron Wilson explains how aMa teaches safe driving for life
By Paul Gallant
When Ron Wilson started
teaching the AMA New
Driver program 30 years
ago, there were no anti-lock
brakes, backup cameras or
even seatbelt laws. Now, as
manager of Fleet Safety Ser-
vices Operations, a division
of AMA Driver Education,
Wilson oversees the training
of more than 10,000 profes-
sional fleet drivers each year.
Over its history, AMA has
schooled more than 880,000
novice and long-time drivers
while