NSC is now accepting nominations
for its prestigious Teen Driving Safety
Leadership Award,
which recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant
contributions to reducing the number of crashes, injuries and deaths involving
teen drivers. Anyone who would like to nominate an individual or organization can
do so by filling out the nomination form.
The Teen Driving Safety
Leadership Award recognizes those who have taken actions such as:
- Advocacy in communities, states
or nationwide
- Leading efforts to adopt safe
teen driving practices
- Promoting legislation based on
the proven principles of Graduated Driver Licensing
- Changing behaviors to reduce teen
crashes using proven, strategic methods
Winners will be announced
in September and will receive national recognition.
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is an alliance of consumer, health and safety groups as well as insurance companies and agents working together to make America's roads safer. The organization encourages the adoption of federal and state laws, policies and programs that save lives and reduce injuries. It played a critical role in the June passage of a federal surface transportation authorization bill called Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141). The Act includes incentives for states that meet minimum federal standards for Graduated Driver Licensing. All safety provisions were originally included in the Senate-passed version of the bill, but Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety helped ensure many of the provisions were retained in the final version.
ADEPT Driver
ADEPT Driver developed the program teenSMART to help educate teens on the importance of safe driving. The teenSMART program brings parents and teens together in a structured practice program of computer simulations and behind the wheel practice of the specific driving challenges that contribute to the most teen crashes. Teens need driving experience to become safe drivers and parents must understand how to best help their teens practice. The teenSMART program provides some of that necessary experience and understanding in a manner proven to reduce teen crashes.
American Family Insurance
Through its “Teen Safe Driver Program,” the company has provided, free to its insured families, a video feedback program (using the DriveCam system) in which parents can watch the actual driving actions of their teens. The program was validated by scientists at the University of Iowa to produce a 70% reduction in risky driving behavior.
Harry D. Jacobs High School
The Jacobs Safety Initiative includes several school and community projects that raised awareness of driving issues for junior high and high school students. Among the measurable results of the program was an increase in safety belt use among teens in the community, from 70% to 97% in three years.
National Organizations for Youth Safety
NOYS has reached more than 220,000 youth and more than 6,000 schools, with web-based educational resources for teens and parents. NOYS advocates proven strategies that save lives, such as Graduated Driver Licensing laws. NOYS uses teens to influence their peers on issues such as underage drinking, safety belt use and distracted driving.
Teens in the Driver Seat
A program of the Texas Transportation Institute, the TDS peer-to-peer safety program for young drivers has reached more than 400,000 people in 350 schools across Texas. The program has achieved measurable behavior changes and crash reductions. TDS also advocated for improved Graduated Driver Licensing laws in Texas, which were enacted in 2009.