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Statement on National Teen Driver Safety Week

This National Teen Driver Safety Week (Oct. 21-27, 2018), Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) calls on state elected officials to take immediate action to address tragic yet preventable motor vehicle crashes happening on our roads. While every state has at least one component of a teen graduated driver licensing (GDL) program, no state has all six elements, as rated by Advocates’ 2018 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws. Today, Advocates sent the Roadmap report and a letter to all 50 governors and the mayor of DC urging them to eradicate the dangerous gaps in their GDL laws.

Young Drivers

Download the Young Driver fact sheet (PDF) 0 KILLED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A YOUNG DRIVER (2019) 0 YOUNG DRIVERS INJURED IN CRASHES (2019) Young Driver Safety Motor vehicle crashes are a leading killer of American teens. On average, more than six teens were killed in the United States each day of 2019 as a result of motor vehicle crashes. Four…

CA: Advocates Urges Appropriations Committee to Support GDL Improvement

Advocates wrote to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations urging the committee to support Assembly Bill (AB) 2385. This vital legislation will improve California’s graduated driver licensing (GDL) law by requiring older teen and young adult novice drivers up to age 21 to participate in the state’s GDL program. Read our letter to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations here.

IA: Advocates Asks Gov. Reynolds to Veto Bill That Weakens GDL Law & Makes Roadways Less Safe

Advocates urges Governor Kim Reynolds to veto Senate File (SF) 2109. This measure expands an exemption to the graduated driver licensing (GDL) law for a special minors’ restricted license and will increase the number of inexperienced and unsupervised drivers on state roads. It weakens the current GDL law and threatens the safety of novice teen drivers and all who share…