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Did you know that being awake for 18 hours is similar to having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.08--which is legally drunk? This fact sheet provides 10 quick eye-opening facts about teen driving distractions and risk factors.

Experience counts when it comes to driving safety. Research shows that passing a driver's test alone does not mean that a young driver is "experienced." This fact sheet describes the three stages involved in achieving driving competence.

Experience counts when it comes to driving safety. Research shows that passing a driver's test alone does not mean that a young driver is "experienced." This fact sheet describes three stages to driving competence.

Alcohol is involved in about 16 percent of fatal crashes involving 16 and 17-year-old drivers. What causes the other 84 percent? Here are some facts parents and teens need to know about risk factors such as inexperience, driving distractions, speed, fatigue, and seat belt use.

According to recent research of teen views on driving, teens who say their parents set rules and pay attention to their activities in a helpful, supportive way are half as likely to crash. Here are some tips to help parents set rules, offer support, pay attention, lead by example, and communicate with their new teen drivers about safety concerns and risk factors.

According to recent research regarding teen views on driving, those who say their parents set rules and pay attention to their activities in a helpful, supportive way are half as likely to be in a crash.

Teens who say their parents set rules and pay attention to their activities in a helpful, supportive way are half as likely to be in a crash. This fact sheet provides parents with permanent rules and temporary limits for driving privileges.

Teens who say their parents set rules and pay attention to their activities in a helpful, supportive way are half as likely to be in a crash. This fact sheet provides parents with permanent rules and temporary limits for driving privileges.

More than half of teens who die in crashes are passengers. Parents can help avoid a family tragedy by helping their teens become safe passengers. This fact sheet provides six practical tips to teach teens to be safety-minded passengers.

Parents often don't know how to get started teaching their teens to drive. This fact sheet offers the following information: what it takes for teens to gain experience driving under safe conditions before driving under more risky conditions, how teens become experienced, safe drivers, and how to reach teens with positive reinforcement to help them become responsible adults.

National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) was established by Congress in 2007 to focus attention on the number one killer of teens–car crashes. Learn more about this yearly national initiative conducted the third week of October.

Just switch out “Pennsylvania” for your state to develop an educational tool to share with your legislators and decision makers. In general, you will find that death rates are higher in more rural counties as compared to urban/suburban counties.

Here's an example of how to query the Fatal Injury Mapping Tool to get a valid result for your state.

Use this to develop a presentation of the data from the Fatal Injury Mapping Tool for your state and see how to accurately describe your findings.

Read this “state of the state” national report on teen driving, which examines the broader impact of teen driver crashes on society and sets benchmarks for change. Through 11 different indicators, the report provides a framework for monitoring the progress and impact of teen driver safety initiatives. The report will be updated on a regular basis to illustrate how current initiatives are affecting crash rates and to help policymakers, educators, and researchers set the agenda for future work to improve teen driver safety.  

Read more about the report.