Traffic crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities for 15- to 20-year-olds. Each day, crashes involving young drivers take approximately 15 lives. These crashes don’t need to happen.
The Teen Driving Safety Leadership Awards program, sponsored by the GM Foundation, was created to honor individuals and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to reducing the number of crashes, injuries and deaths involving teen drivers. Winners will have taken actions such as:
- Advocacy
- Leadership or coordination of an effort to adopt best practices
- Enacting legislation based on proven safety methods
- Enhancing public understanding of teen driving safety issues and prevention methods
- Demonstrating a consistent commitment to teen driving safety leadership
View the 2009 winners.