About Teen Driver Source
We believe that most car crashes are preventable, not inevitable.
Motor vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for teens. Through its multidisciplinary Teen Driving Safety Research program, the Center for Injury Research and Prevention is working to reduce the frequency and severity of teen driver crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Much of our teen driver safety research corresponds to at least one of the following three broad categories:
- teen drivers' skill acquisition and training
- compliance with and enforcement of Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) provisions
- improving teen driving behaviors
This website was re-built and launched in 2018. Its original version was created in 2010 by the Teen Driving Safety Research team at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Its purpose remains the same: to provide parents, teens, educators, and policymakers with the latest information and tools to help prevent teen driver crashes. Teen Driver Source is frequently updated as new research is published, interventions are evaluated, and new recommendations for families and stakeholders about teen driver safety become available.
CIRP Expert Reviewers
Aditya Belwadi, PhD, CPST, research scientist
Allison E. Curry, PhD, MPH, senior scientist, director of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Patty Huang MD, senior fellow and developmental pediatrician
Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, senior fellow
Thomas Seacrist, MBE, project manager, Biomechanics
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, scientific director and founder
CIRP Content Developers
Suzanne Hill, program director, Outreach and Advocacy
Christine Norris, communications manager
Kim Slouf, outreach program coordinator II
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