Teen drivers: the risk factors
Teen drivers have a higher rate of fatal crashes than any other age group. That’s mainly because they’re less experienced and lack the attitudes and...
Driver Code of Conduct
The Driver Code of Conduct has been developed to help eliminate risk from driving.
It can be a useful way of checking that you understand...
Young Driver Pledge
Demonstrate your commitment to always being responsible on the road by signing the Young Driver Pledge.
The Young Driver Pledge confirms that you agree to obey...
TEEN NEWS
Teen safety campaign launches for prom season
The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC)
in New York is once again running its “No
Empty Chair” teen driver safety initiative during the week...
TxDOT launches Spring Break young driver safety campaign
With college students and young adults heading to Spring Break destinations in the coming weeks, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) “Plan While You...
Reaching for objects increases teen crash risk seven times
Teenagers who reach for objects while driving increase their risk of crashing nearly seven times, according to a new study by researchers at the...
Half of young drivers have been in car with someone not...
Half of drivers aged 18-24 say they have been in a car with someone not belted up in the past year, according to research...
Unaccompanied learner driver law introduced in Ireland
A new law has been introduced in Ireland that makes it an offence for the owner of a vehicle to knowingly allow an unaccompanied...
Study finds two in five teens text while driving
Nearly two in five teen drivers aged 14 years and older have texted while driving at least once in the last month, according to...
New research says teens most at risk in first three months...
Teen drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-miss in their first three months of holding a driver’s...
Five states awarded funding for teen driving programs
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and Ford Driving Skills for Life (Ford DSFL) have awarded funding to support teen safe driving programs to...
Researchers find financial incentives could improve teen driver safety
Financial incentives could convince teens to reduce risky driving behaviors, according to a new survey carried out by researchers at the Perelman School of...
Researchers find “texting while driving” bans ineffective for teens
Laws that ban texting while driving are not as effective as universal bans on hand-held cellphone use, according to a new study led by...
UK Government considering novice driver restrictions
UK Prime Minister Teresa May is asking the Department for Transport to look into graduated driver licensing for novice drivers.
Labour MP for Darlington Jenny...
Report: Young drivers need to learn how to deal with vulnerable...
Young drivers need to learn quicker how to avoid crashes with the most vulnerable road users, according to a new report published by UK...
RACQ: Most teens have witnessed parents taking risks on the road
A majority of young drivers have seen their parents engaging in risky driving behaviour, according to research carried out by Queensland motoring body RACQ.
RACQ’s...
THINK! launches music video campaign to target teen drivers
The UK’s Department for Transport has launched a new distracted driving campaign, featuring a video directed by the team behind Pharrell William’s hit music...
Teens mistaken about drug driving laws
A new study conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), reveals that a third of teens think it is legal...
