DrivingMBA, with locations in Glendale and Scottsdale, is celebrating 20 years of keeping teens safe on Valley roads.

The driving school offers a program using a combination of simulation labs and on-road instruction to teach driving fundamentals and defensive driving skills to teens, and other drivers, across the state.

“Since opening in November 2003, our singular mission has been to provide teen drivers with the training and tools necessary to become competent, responsible and safe solo drivers,” Maria Wojtczak, DrivingMBA chief operating officer, shared in a press release.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than 3,000 people are killed each year in car accidents involving a teen driver (aged 15-18 years old.) Driving is the single deadliest thing teenagers do every day.

Arizona's high rate of red-light runners, road rage incidents and wrong-way drivers compounds the complexity of educating inexperienced drivers. DrivingMBA mitigates these dangers through its training for teens that highlights skills needed to avoid these and other issues like distracted driving.

“Driving has changed over the last 20 years, vehicles are faster, roadways are more aggressive, and the level of distraction today is significantly higher with all of the technology available in cars, cell phones and of course, social media,” Wojtczak stated.

To celebrate 20 years in business, DrivingMBA will host an open house for guests to see the school and check out the simulators at the Scottsdale location 17787 N. Perimeter Drive A-115, from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16.

The Glendale location is 5940 W. Union Hills Drive.

Visit www.DrivingMBA.com or call 480-948-1648.