AAA Teen Driving

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AAA Teen Driving

• Teen Driving
• Changing a Culture

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Moving the Teen Driving Agenda

• AAA joined in public-private partnerships to
  pass GDL bills across the nation
• Nextmulti-faceted effort to change a culture
  accepting of vehicle crash deaths and injuries

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AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

• 2005 workshop focused on long-range traffic
  safety research needs
• Recurring themethe greatest challenge is our way
  of thinking about the issues
• Published Improving Traffic Safety culture in
  the U.S.

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Driver Education

• AAA Foundation Projects
• Nationwide Review of Graduated Driver Licensing
• Guidelines for Evaluating Driver Education
  Programs
• Reducing the Crash Risk for Young Drivers
• Unlicensed to Kill The Sequel

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DriverZED

• DVD-based, game-like program helps teens become
  safer drivers
• Copies available to Symposium participants

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AAA Driver Education

• Curriculum Development
• Responsible Driving
• How to Drive
• Approved Driving School Network
• Legislative Initiatives (IDL, quality standards,
  etc.)

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Parental Involvement

• GDL laws should be considered as baselines
• Parents are role models
• Start a conversation with other parents

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Parental Involvement

• Parent-Teen Agreements
• AAA Checkpoints
• AAA-NIH pilot-program to be tested later this
  year supports parent involvement before and after
  licensing

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Resources

• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
• www.aaafts.org
• DriverZED
• www.driverzed.org
• AAA Washington
• www.aaa.com (click on Traffic Safety)