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Teens Experience More Car Crashes in the Summer

http://ntsi.com/ | Teenage drivers are at a higher risk of an auto accident during the summer than in any other season. More time spent on the road and late nights out contribute to more teen crashes. An online or in-classroom traffic school program can help teens stay safe on the road.

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Teens Experience More Car Crashes in the Summer

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  1. TeensAnd SummertimeDriving KnowTheFacts

  2. Don’t Make Dad Worry! Summertimeforteensmeanslongerdaysandevenlongernights.Whilemostteenagersjustwanttomakethemostofsummer,parentsmustbeawarethattheirteen’sincreaseddrivingtimemeansmore distractionsandmoreaccidents.Herearethefactsandwaystokeepyourteendriversafethissummer.

  3. IncreasedDriveTime Teensaverage44%morehoursdrivinginthe summerthanwhenschool’sinsession.1 Limityour teen’srecreationaldrivingtimebydiscouraging “cruisingaround town”asasummeractivity.Haveyour teenhaveaplanandaspecificdestinationinmind.

  4. “Piling-In” Nearlyaquarterofteendriversaremorelikelytohave3ormorepassengersduringsummer,comparedto6%duringtheschoolyear.1 Encourageyourteendrivertomeetupwiththeirfriendsataspecificlocation,insteadofalldrivingtogether.Thiswilldecreasedistractionsandmakeforasaferdrive.

  5. LateNightDriving Nearlyhalfofteendriverssaytheydrivelateatnightduringsummer,comparedtoamere6%thatsaytheydoduringtheschoolyear.1 Despitenothavingclassinthemorning,haveyourteensticktoacurfewtoavoidlatenightdriving.

  6. DrivingWhileSleepy Almostaquarterofteendriverssaytheyaremorelikelytodrivefatiguedduringsummer,comparedto9%duringtheschoolyear.1 Encourageyourteentospendthenightattheirfriend’shouse ifitstartstogetlate,orsetatimeand gopickthemup.

  7. DrunkDriving 28peopledieinAmericaeverydayindrunkdrivingrelatedaccidents.2 Besideshavingastrictruleonnoalcoholbeforeage21,encourageyourteenandtheirfriendstohangout inonelocation,insteadof“partyhopping.”

  8. AndUseThese SummertimeTips: Havean“emptybackseat”rule–meaningonlyonepassengerisallowed. Knowthesignsoffatigue–NEVERdrivewhentired. Discouragelongroadtrips,orhaveanolderfamilymember drive,suchasanoldersibling. Haveparentstaketurnshostingsummeractivitiesand sleepoverstoavoidlatenightdriving.

  9. FamilyRule: • Everysummerbeginswithadefensivedrivingprogram. • Here’swhy: • Learnaboutdistracteddrivingandhowtoavoidit • Refocusonpersonal • accountabilityasadriver • Rememberlife-savingtechniquesforgottenduringtheschoolyear

  10. ContactUs NationalTrafficSafetyInstitute(NTSI)hasbeenprovidingleadingtrafficsafetyeducationalservicesforalmosthalfacentury.Focusingonpersonalaccountabilityandbehaviormodifications,NTSIhastrainedmillionsofdrivers. FormoreinformationondefensivedrivingorhowNTSIcanhelpyou,pleasecontactthemat: www.NTSI.com (866)346-3283

  11. ImageAttributions Slide4:Image1095865courtesyoffreeimages.com Slide6:Image421147courtesyoffreeimages.com Sources Teensummerdrivingstatisticshttp://sadd.org/teenstoday/summerdriving.htm Drunkdrivingstatistics http://www.madd.org/drunk-driving/about/drunk-driving-statistics.html

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