| Teenagers make up 7 percent of the driving populace | | | | educational campaign through the support of California |
| but they are involved in 14 percent of traffic accidents | | | | Casualty. This campaigns include a new contest, |
| resulting to deaths. Teenagers can be dangerous | | | | Create Real IMPACT, classroom materials, lesson |
| drivers. They are inexperienced, risky, vulnerable, and | | | | plans, and videos. |
| can be impulsive at times. Studies show that traffic | | | | As a public awareness and educational program which |
| fatality is leading cause of deaths among teens in | | | | focuses on reckless driving, Impact Teen Drivers |
| North America. One out of four teens will also get into | | | | created the Create Real IMPACT contest that allows |
| traffic collision within the first 24 months as drivers. | | | | teens to create a message about being safe inside |
| Staying up late at night is one of many teenager | | | | behind the wheel. |
| characteristics that puts them at a high risk of motor | | | | However, public awareness and educational programs |
| vehicle accidents due to drowsiness. | | | | like these are not enough to make sure that teens can |
| There are a number of factors that causes fatality to | | | | get out safe of their cars every time. There is a |
| teenagers. Immaturity is one of the contributing factors | | | | self-installed device called Safe Driving Monitor which |
| to high rates vehicular accidents among teenagers. | | | | records and displays speed, distance, and sudden |
| Some examples of these are tailgating and not using | | | | braking data in every trip. With this device, parents can |
| of seat belts. | | | | now check and review their child's driving activities |
| Impact Teen Drivers is an ongoing educational | | | | whenever they come home. |
| program for teenage drivers which released a national | | | | |