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Learn how to get Teens in the Driver Seat ® started at your school. Teens in the Driver Seat® is a peer-to-peer safety program for America’s youth. Too many teens are dying. Car crashes are a leading cause of death for young people, accounting for nearly 1/3 of all teen deaths in America each year.
- Know the Risks
Did you know that since 2012 about 2,700 teens die per year...
- Be Involved
Car crashes is a leading killer of teens in America, and for...
- Take Action
Resources. Teens in the Driver Seat. A peer-to-peer safe...
- Program Schools
This page is for schools already signed up for the 2023-2024...
- Teen Driver Risks
Car crashes are a leading cause of death and injury for...
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
In 2021, 7,388 pedestrians and 966 bicyclists were killed in...
- External Links and Resources
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- Learn How to Start TDS
Getting the Teens in the Driver Seat® program started at...
- Know the Risks
Started in 2002, Teens in the Driver Seat ® is the first peer-to-peer program for teens that focuses solely on traffic safety and addresses all major risks for high school students. Teens help shape the program and are responsible for implementing it and educating their peers and parents; Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) provides the ...
Join the Teens in the Driver Seat All-Stars and win cash for your school throughout the school year! Hard-working teams receive credit for completed and reported risk units to earn their place as a 1-star, 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, 5-star, 6-star, or 7-star All-Star school. Check out our Leader Board >>HERE<<
these are peer-to-peer, school-based programs designed to help teens not only identify those behaviors that cause them the greatest risk on the road, but also recognize that they have the ability and power to act to address them.
Founded on the Institute’s award-winning Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program, current YTS initiatives include the following grassroots, peer-to-peer outreach programs: Teens in the Driver Seat: aimed at helping high school drivers form lifelong, safe driving habits while still gaining experience with the basics of being behind the wheel.