Teen Drivers
7 Things To Remember When Your Car Breaks Down
America is in the midst of graduation season, which can only mean one thing: high school graduates across the country are motoring around in their very first cars, taking their first road trips, and buying their first (and last) air-fresheners disguised as fuzzy pairs of dice. But along with those...
Students, Get Creative: Design An Icon Against Distracted Driving
If you are a student between the ages of 13 and 18, an avid follower of social networks, and feel you have a flair for design, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)... April 17, 2012 by Suzanne Kane 1
Ford’s Driving Skills For Life Trains Teens To Become Safer Drivers
With high school proms and graduation coming up, parents are likely to relax the rules and give their teens more latitude and driving privileges. Yet the fact is that a... April 10, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
Head Injuries The Most Common In Teen Vehicle Crashes, Report
Sadly, every parent’s worst nightmare becomes a reality in far too many instances involving teen vehicle crashes. In addition to the fatalities that claim so many young... March 30, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
Study Finds Young Adults Would Rather Surf (The Web)Than Drive
Given the proliferation of smartphones, tablets and other forms of connected devices, the results of a new study that today’s young adults just aren’t that... March 30, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
OnStar’s Family Link Lets You Keep Track Of Your Car As Well As Your Kids…
As parents, we all want to know where our children are, especially if they’re driving, right? Following an obviously successful test period, OnStar is rolling out its... March 28, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
Top Teen Driver Distraction? Electronic Devices, Says AAA Study
Parents of newly-licensed teens, take note. In the first study using in-car video footage to focus specifically on teen distracted driving, the AAA Foundation for Traffic... March 27, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
One In Five Teens Reports Driving Under Marijuana Influence, Study
What should serve as a wake-up call to parents of teen drivers comes in the form of a new study that shows one in five teens (19 percent) reports driving while under the... February 22, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
New Studies Look At Teen Drivers And Passengers: The Other Form Of Distracted Driving
Talking on cell phones and texting may be the most widely-known examples of teen distracted driving, but two new studies just released warn of the dangers that multiple... January 27, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
Distracted Driving And Teen Driver Safety: AAA’s Big Push In 2012
With all the attention distracted driving has been getting in recent months, it should come as no surprise that the AAA is prioritizing its legislative efforts this year to... January 18, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
New Study Looks At How High-Functioning Autistic Teens Approach Driving
A new study finds that two-thirds of American teens of driving age, 15- to 18-years old, with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD) currently drive or are... January 15, 2012 by Suzanne Kane
Project Ignition Teen Safety Leaders Share Their Perspective With DOT
For the student representatives from 10 Project Ignition National Leader Schools, January 9, 2012 was a day they’ll not soon forget. That’s the day they spent at... January 13, 2012 by Suzanne Kane 1
Ford MyKey Now To Allow Parents To Block Teen Calls/Texts
This was more or less bound to happen, given all the high-profile awareness campaigns about distracted driving and teens being the riskiest group of drivers engaging in... October 27, 2011 by Suzanne Kane 1
Project Ignition Students Take The Lead During National Teen Driver Safety Week
During National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 16-22, 2011, the students of Project Ignition are organizing powerful awareness and engagement activities across the United... October 18, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
First Month Of Driving Riskiest For Teens, AAA Says
Highlighting the importance of continuing parental involvement in teens’ transition to solo driving, a new study from the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation finds that teens... October 17, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
Driver Reaction Time Doubles With Texting: Study
Most of us probably already recognize that texting while driving is a dangerous behavior. Still, many drivers continue to do so, despite safety warnings about distracted... October 6, 2011 by Suzanne Kane
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