Teen Driver Challenge with Lake County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Peyton C. Grinnell is committed to the safety of Lake County's youth and is pleased to offer, in conjunction with the Florida Sheriff's Association, the Teen Driver Challenge. This 8.5 hour course is taught 7:30am - 4pm to train teenage drivers how to prevent crashes through defensive driving techniques and evasive maneuvers. The program provides a mixture of classroom instruction and hands-on driver training at the Lake Tech Institute of Public Safety Driving Range in Tavares.


Teens must be between the ages of 15 - 19 and MUST have a valid Learner's Permit or Florida Operators License and participants must provide their own car. The Lake County Sheriff's Office does not provide cars for participation in this program. Instructors recommend that the teen have some driving experience already. We also recommend that the teenager bring the vehicle that they are or will be driving on a regular basis. This allows the teen to become more comfortable with operation of their vehicle in emergency situations.