October 26, 2009
It's National Teen Driver Safety Week
Oct. 18-24, 2009 is National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW). NTDSW has been designated by Congress as a time for communities, schools and families to raise awareness and provide solutions to teen driver crashes, the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S. Among 16-17 year olds, the main cause of teen driver crashes is inexperience mixed with either distractions (75%), speeding (40%) or drunk driving (17%), or some combination of these factors. Each community is a little different. The main factor connected to dying in a teen driver crash is the non-use of seat belts. Learn more about how you can help stop teen driving deaths and injuries on the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Web site at http://stokes.chop.edu/programs/youngdriver/ntdsw2009.php.
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