2. • Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for
teenagers across the United States.
• The majority of the crashes are due to lack of
experience, distractions and errors by the driver.
Why this topic is a problem especially
for teen drivers
3. In 2013 nearly 4,000 drivers 15 to 20 years old were involved in fatal
crashes –
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http://www.teendriversource.org/stats/support_teens/detail/57#sthash.ko4rBYWg.dpuf
Nationally, 963,000 teen drivers were involved in police-reported
motor vehicle crashes in 2013, which resulted in 383,000 injuries and
2,865 deaths
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http://www.teendriversource.org/stats/support_teens/detail/57#sthash.ko4rBYWg.dpuf
Statistics of Teen Crashes.
4. . Fl National Safety Council
The National Safety Council manages the
HEARTS Network, a nationwide group of
families and victims who have been directly
impacted by a teen-related crash.
The HEARTS Network - an acronym for
Honoring Everyone Affected, Rallying The
Survivors - helps families and victims support
one another and advocate for change.
http://www.teensafedriving.org/fl/initiatives
Groups that are currently working
to solve this problem
5. I Promise Program
The I Promise Program relies on parents as role models and on communities.
The particulars include a parent-teen mutual safe driving contract and a public
commitment to safe driving enabled by a rear window decal displaying a 1-800
number to facilitate community reports of driver behavior
http://www.parentsassociation.com/health/i_promise_program.html
. Groups that are currently working
to solve this problem
6. Adding more hours of supervised driving practice as
a requirement for getting a license.
New technology that will disable the phone when the
car is running except for emergency calls
Ideas for reducing teen crashes
could be
