AVA: Advocating Vehicle Awareness
The best $25 a parent will ever spend. The program informs parents of high risk situations that teens frequently encounter and how to avoid them and also provides parents with ideas on how to handle conversations with their teen. Go to www.nsc.org/demos and sign up for the Alive at 25 Parent Program for only $24.95.
Drive for Life
Advanced
Vehicle Dynamics, Madison area, WI
Wisconsin Safety Council
Defensive
Driving 8 hour course
Ewald Automotive Supports Safe Teen Driving
Insurance Institute of Highway
Safety
Order Young Drivers DVD
on line
National Safety Council advice for parents of teens
Oprah's No Phone Zone
Take
the pledge to not communicate on your cell phone while your vehicle
is in motion.
Drive for Life... The National Safe Driving Test & Initiative
Great tips on safe driving and
important links to safe driving sites.
University of California Davis Health System emphasizes safe teen driving.
The Dori Slosberg Foundation
Provides resources for parents of Florida teens to safely navigate the high risk years.
Operation Teen Safe Driving
The
first step in the Operation Teen Safe Driving, OTSD, program is for
teens to become aware of the high risk behaviors that lead to serious
injuries and fatalities: lack
of seat belt use, speed, distracted driving (cell phone communication
and passengers), impaired driving and lack of technical experience.
The students develop a creative program to combat the traffic safety
problem in their school and community.
Teams can win $2,000 if their program is the winner for their region.
Other great information including PROM, Please Return On Monday can
be found on :
www.dot.state.il.us/safety.html
Defensive Driving programs in Illinois
Information about helping your teen drive safely through the Hoosier State
Allen County Drive Alive
Community program
Prevent Teen Traffic Deaths
Great education tools are available to help parents become more aware of the high risk behaviors. Parents can become educated about the dangers of extra passengers, lack of seatbelt use, and recent news articles. The Iowa Department of Transportation promotes safe teen driving.
Before
you take the wheel
University of Iowa advice on driving for all ages.
Drive Safe Cedar Valley
Community program, Waterloo, IA
Steer Straight
Tips for parents and teens to take the right path.
Teens Behind the Wheel. “As experience is gained,
expose your teen to different driving conditions including wet
roads, snow, freeways, rural highways, night driving, etc” This
12 page informational brochure is a step-by-step guide for parents
to provide a phased privilege program.
www.minnesotansforsafedriving.com click
on links, and click on the icon on the left
Defensive Driving
Alive at 25 Defensive Driving Course for Young Drivers
Defensive driving programs for young adults and parents
Teen Driving Safety Booklet for Parents
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
Washington Examiner
Howard teens can sign contract pledging safe driving practices
Children’s Health Education Center
A member of Children’s Hospital & Health System, Creative programs provide teens with the opportunity to work together to attain grant money to promote safe driving at their high schools.
Click It or Ticket – New Seatbelt Law
Seat belts are required for all occupants in a vehicle in Wisconsin.
Teens who violate the law and are still under the GDL, Graduated
Driver License will receive a ticket and an extension of 6 more months
of the Graduated Driver License restrictions.
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Forever Changed
Program for High Schools, includes mock crash scene and student
participation. Call 414.805.3666
Milwaukee Family Magazine
Fall & Winter
2009 and Spring Summer 2010
Safe Teen Driving, Teen Decision Making, Teen Dating and
Relationships, Returning to School Safely and other
articles.
Pick up a free copy at Walgreens or call 262.367.5303 for other pick up locations.