Preventable deaths are at an all-time high in America; every three minutes someone dies from something preventable. For teens, the No. 1 cause of preventable death is car crashes.
You can help the National Safety Council protect everyone on the road by promoting the message of teen safe driving in your community:
- Posters to display prominently in the workplace
- A 5-Minute Safety Talk, designed to help you lead a discussion on teen safe driving
- Infographics you can place in emails, display on LCD TV screens, share on social media and use in blog posts
- Social media videos
- New Driver Deal, a parent-teen agreement to ensure rules related to driving are followed and understood
- Customized Employer’s Guide to DriveitHOME presentation; includes state-specific data, tips for engaging parents and a discussion on trends in teen driver safety
Ideal times to promote teen driving messages include:
- Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April
- Global Youth Traffic Safety Month in May
- National Safety Month in June
- National Teen Safe Driving Week during the third week of October
As a stakeholder, you can use your communication channels to get the word out on the importance of teen safe driving to help keep your community safe.