Archives for October 2016

AAA Identifies The Top Mistakes Teens Make When Learning To Drive

aaa_skillsOver the past five years, teen drivers were involved in nearly 14,000 fatal crashes and more than 4,200 of those crashes involved speeding. According to a new AAA survey of driving instructors, speeding is one of the top three mistakes teens make when learning to drive. With 65 percent of those instructors also reporting that parents today are worse at …

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Teen-Involved Crash Deaths Spike 10 Percent, New Report Spotlights Older Teen Driver Behavior

ghsa_teendata2016Data reveal bigger safety gains from 2005-2014 for younger teen drivers; 18- to 20-year-olds more likely to be involved in a fatal crash

As National Teen Driver Safety Week approaches (October 16-22), a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that while much progress has been made in reducing teen driver-involved traffic crashes and deaths over the …

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