The AAA PROMise program aims to help keep teens safe as drivers and passengers during prom and graduation season, when many teen-related crashes occur. The program helps to raise awareness about the dangers of driving impaired - from alcohol, marijuana or any other drug – as well as distracted driving. FREE AAA PROMise kits are ...
MORE HEALTH offers FREE Virtual Lesson Presentation on Safe Driving for Teens to all Florida High Schools. MORE HEALTH is honored to partner with General Motors to provide a FREE highly engaging virtual presentation for teens called "Drive for Life." The overall goal of this 50-minute presentation is to help reduce vehicle-related injuries and deaths in ...
Safe Driving Tips for Parents So, you have a teen who’s learning to drive? Perhaps they just passed their knowledge exam, or maybe they just got that coveted full license… Whatever the scenario is, you (as a parent or caregiver) serve an important role in their driver journey, and a vital function in the safety ...
The Florida Teen Safe Driving Coalition partnered with AAA – The Auto Club Group to raise awareness during the 2021 observance of Teen Driver Safety Week, and host the first ever TikTok Safe Driving Contest. We asked teens across Florida to create and send us their best (and most original) TikTok videos on a variety of ...
We are pleased to announce the official launch of the Ground Your Parents Campaign, a collaboration with the Florida Teen Safe Driving Coalition and State Farm that is designed to be a fun and interactive tool for teens to encourage their parents and caregivers to make smart decisions while driving. The FREE kit will be ...
Be honest: Have you ever read or answered a text while driving? If so, you’re not alone. A 2016 survey from State Farm found 94% of drivers said they thought texting was a distracting behavior behind the wheel, but 35% still did it anyway. There has been a litany of PSAs – ranging from heartwarmingly silly to shockingly violent – on …
Worried your child is using a cell phone behind the wheel? You’re probably the one they’re talking to, according to a new study on distracted driving and teens. Fifty-three percent of teens who reported talking on a phone while driving were chatting with mom or dad, according to a study presented Friday at the American …
When laws that ban teenage drivers in the United States from texting, using hands-held phones and engaging in other distracted behavior are implemented, they work. It’s important, as motor vehicle crashes continue to be the leading cause of death among teens in this country, and distracted driving is known to increase the crash risk for …
No one will admit to being a terrible driver, but we’ve all, at one point or another, tried multitasking while driving behind the wheel on the road. Most of us have also gone on long road trips by car. So, to help improve the safety of you, your passenger and other road users, we’ve put …
We All Make Mistakes, But You Can Avoid Making This One… Texting and driving is a serious problem and can lead to some serious repercussions. TEXTING AND DRIVING STATS In a study conducted in February 2019, 69% of drivers from the United States between the ages of 18 and 64 expressed that they use their cell phone whilst driving. …
