Teen Drivers and Insurance Premiums

Teenagers make up 7 percent of the driving populaceeducational campaign through the support of California
but they are involved in 14 percent of traffic accidentsCasualty. This campaigns include a new contest,
resulting to deaths. Teenagers can be dangerousCreate Real IMPACT, classroom materials, lesson
drivers. They are inexperienced, risky, vulnerable, andplans, and videos.
can be impulsive at times. Studies show that trafficAs a public awareness and educational program which
fatality is leading cause of deaths among teens infocuses on reckless driving, Impact Teen Drivers
North America. One out of four teens will also get intocreated 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 teenagerbehind the wheel.
characteristics that puts them at a high risk of motorHowever, 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 toget out safe of their cars every time. There is a
teenagers. Immaturity is one of the contributing factorsself-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 usingbraking 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 educationalwhenever they come home.
program for teenage drivers which released a national