On The Road To Safety Tips For Teens
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Anthony Story
 I lost control of the car at 120 mph. I wasn't wearing a seatbelt, I'm lucky to be alive.


Brittannie's Story
 I tried to move after the crash, but I couldn't feel a thing.


Car crashes are the leading cause of death among American teenagers.
 Every hour in America, someone dies because they weren't wearing a seatbelt. All too often, the victims are our teenagers.


Car crashes are the leading cause of death among American teenagers.
 Anthony is lucky to be alive. He has severe injuries to his ribs, pelvis and skull.
It is the responsibility of today's parents and mentors to ensure that all children are as prepared and aware of driving laws as possible for the advent of their driving lives. As a youth serving agency, we remain ever vigilant in providing mentors who can teach our teens that driving is an endeavor that requires their utmost attention and respect. Our mentors are keenly focused on the fact that their Little Brother or Sister will learn most of their driving skills from the examples that they model for them by their actions, it is a crucial responsibility indeed.

- Ms. Ana Cedeno CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Visit - Allstate Teen Driver
Startling Driving Stats of Teenagers
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Drive Safely
Startling Stats #1:
Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for teens between ages 16 and 20.
 
Startling Stats #2:
450,000 teens are injured annually in car accidents and 27,000 are hospitalized.
 
Startling Stats #3:
12 million teen dri-vers make up 6% of the driving population, but constitute 14% of all deadly accidents.

Allstate Parent-Teen Contract
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Allstate created the Parent-Teen Driving Contract. It helps you talk together about the importance of safe driving. It lets you set guidelines and discuss consequences.

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Great Driving Tips
For Teens
Great Tips For Your Teenager...


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    When you give yourself more time on the road, you give yourself more time to stay focused and be courteous. Research shows that speeding to get to your destination saves little time and puts you and others at risk.
    Prevent the temptation to speed and make unnecessary lane changes by setting the cruise control option when traffic is light.
    Don't make eye contact with aggressive drivers. Refrain from returning obscene gestures and move out of the way.

For more tips on training your teen driver, Click Here.
If Your Teenager
Is Driving
If Your Teen Is Still In The Passenger's Seat...


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    Being a "safe driver" is not something teens aspire to become. Smart driving, on the other hand, combines skill and safety, and is something teens can desire and attain.
    Give each other the authority to take the teen's car keys and call the teen's parents, call a taxi or allow the teen to sleep over. Agree that you'll never permit a teen to leave your house and drive if you suspect that he has been drinking.
    Your teens need you to be a parent, not another friend. Provide guidelines and consistently enforce them.

Most importantly, it starts a conversation that might save your teen's life. Click here.
Prepare Your Teenager For Driving
If Your Teen Is Still In The Passenger's Seat...


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    Does your teen show good judgment in general? Is your teen able to resist peer pressure when it comes to participating in risky or harmful behavior?
    Teens consider "good" drivers to be those who can handle a car at high speeds (ultimately a reckless driver) while a "safe" driver follows all the rules and helps save lives.
    Every state has Graduated Driver Licensing to help new drivers get their initial on-the-road driving experience under lower-risk conditions, protecting them while they are learning. Familiarize yourself and your teen with these requirements.

On the Road To Safety - Teen Driving Tips
Jackson Memorial Hospital
A Message from Jackson Memorial Hospital
"It takes just 15 seconds for a trauma patient to be rushed from the helicopter pad on the roof of the Ryder Trauma Center to a specially designed room where they can be resuscitated. As one of the busiest trauma facilities in the country, the Ryder Trauma Center, located on the UM/Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus, has state-of-the-art, life-saving technology and some of the most specialized and skilled trauma surgeons and support staff in the world. We save lives everyday.

But we also see teenagers with brain and spinal cord injuries who may never be the same. Half of our patients end up here because of car accidents. And while we have the very best that medicine can offer for trauma patients who need it, two simple things can help avoid a trip to Ryder Trauma Center. Please drive carefully and wear a seatbelt. It could save your life."

- Jeffrey S. Augenstein MD, PhD, FACS, Director Ryder Trauma Center
 
What's Keep The Drive
Keep The Drive Keep the Drive is a national teen-to-teen movement to take on the No. 1 killer of teens - car crashes - by encouraging smart driving to protect everything that's important to teens: their cars, friends, futures and freedom. Keep the Drive is led by teens across the country who want to make a difference in the lives of their friends and classmates. You're probably tired of being talked "at" when it comes to driving, so Keep the Drive was created to let you do the talking instead.

Keep the Drive is not about driver's ed class. It's not about scare tactics and death, adults shaking their fingers or talking to teens like they're stupid. It's about making the movement what YOU want it to be. It's about creating a conversation among your friends about the issue, letting you call the shots and search for your own solutions. Keep the Drive is real: real teens, real stories, real solutions.

For more information visit: www.keepthedrive.com