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Posted: 11:04 AM Aug 6, 2010
AL Targets Teen Driver Safety
Alabama is next to the worst state in the nation in the rate of teenage driver fatalities.
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According to a nationwide study two years ago Alabama is next to the worst state in the nation in the rate of teenage driver fatalities per capita, second only to neighboring Mississippi.
The Alabama Child Death Review System (ACDRS), an Alabama Department of Public Health program, is launching a teen driver safety campaign to educate and inform Alabamians about the factors that contribute to teen driver crashes, injuries and fatalities, as well as recent changes to the Alabama Graduated Driver's License (GDL) law.
Vehicular deaths account for approximately half of all preventable deaths each year for youth less than 18 years of age, and “driver inexperience” is cited as the cause in a large number of those deaths.
The campaign includes a new Web site (www.adph.org/teendriving) which provides injury and fatality prevention information for teen drivers and their parents.
A corresponding brochure titled “Surviving Teen Driving: A Survival Guide for New Teen Drivers and Their Parents” is also available at the site.
In addition, a 30-second advertisement is set to run in movie theaters statewide throughout August.
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