To: Jim Bishop who wrote (74533 ) 12/14/2000 11:53:09 AM From: john Respond to of 150070 If it snows today you are going to need this FORD MOTOR CO - Youth Can Get Ready to Drive on free2drive.com Toronto, Ontario, Dec. 14, 2000 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- Everything you need to know to get a driver's license and own a car, plus driving games and road trip stories can now be found at free2drive.com, a youth-oriented web site launched this day by YOUNG DRIVERS(R) of Canada. "Many of our students at Young Drivers of Canada told us they'd like to have an online source for driving information they could rely on, and at the same time, have a fun place to go to talk about their driving experiences," said Rick Rigby, chief executive officer, YOUNG DRIVERS(R) of Canada. "We're trying to connect with these new drivers in more innovative ways and the Internet is where they go for information, entertainment and interaction." In addition to the web, free2drive.com is reaching out to youth at schools, through television shows and magazines, even at the mall. For example, during this holiday season more than 550,000 free2drive.com website 'decoders' will be distributed in What magazine and Bootlegger stores across Canada as part of the Mystery Drive Contest. After picking up decoders, people can log on to free2drive.com and hold the decoder up to the computer screen to find out if they've won a prize. Prizes include mini stereo systems, personal CD players, free2drive backpacks, gel mouse pads, Bootlegger gift certificates and YOUNG DRIVERS(R) programs. The grand prize is a Macintosh G4 Cube computer. free2drive.com is packed with practical information about getting ready to drive, including: - Licensing - how to get a license (by province), information on graduated licensing, and a sample beginner's test; - Driver Training - what to look for in a driving school and "Ask