Are you waiting for your license? You’re not alone
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Between 2001 and 2010, Texas added only 2,578 drivers age 16 to 21 even while this age group grew by more than 238,000 statewide.
News
Voice-to-text apps offer no driving safety benefit
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Study finds that drivers take about twice as long to react as they did when they aren’t texting.
Drive Alive Dash, hosted by Garland Youth Council
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
The Drive Alive Dash is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6, 2013 at Firewheel Town Center, 245 Cedar Sage Drive.
TxDOT recognizes Teens in the Driver Seat as a Best Practice
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Teens in the Driver Seat® was recognized in the “Best Practices” section of the Texas Department of Transportation annual report.
TxDOT reminds motorists that “buzzed” driving is drunk driving
Monday, March 4th, 2013
Spring – March 1st through May 31st – marks the most dangerous season on Texas roadways for alcohol-related traffic crashes.
Texas high school seniors drive high more than they drive drunk
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
New Texas data show that the number of high school seniors driving high on drugs now exceeds the number driving after drinking.
Do you think your parents need a driver’s ed refresher?
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
If you THINK your parent texts while driving or speeds or drives unsecured, your five times to engage in that high-risk behavior.
“I can text while driving” and other lies
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
I have fast reactions and can stop in time. It’s just this once. I’m in a hurry. I can drive this route with me eyes closed. I’ll make it home; I always do. Nothing has happened. I drive better when I’m a little buzzed. “I AM A GOOD DRIVER.”
A teen driver and teen passengers are a deadly mix
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
AAA recently presented a study showing risky behavior increases for 16- and 17-year-old drivers as the number of teen passengers grows.
Sleep doesn’t come in a bottle
Friday, November 16th, 2012
Make some changes for a week and see how you feel during the day. You’ll be more alert, happier and better able to get through your day without crashing. I guarantee it, or your money back.
In loving memory of Joseph Morales
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
A young 23-year-old fell asleep after staying up all night at a party and then decided to drive home. This was a crash that could have been avoided; a “life” that could have been saved.
Thanks to YOU, we are getting national recognition
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
We are thrilled to be highlighted as one of the programs that is successful in influencing and modifying behaviors.
Far fewer teens drink and drive
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012
In 2011, 10.3 percent of high school students 16 and older reported drinking and driving in the past 30 days, compared to 22.3 percent twenty years earlier.
This is your brain on teen
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
Between the ages of 12 and 25 your gray matter is doing some pretty major, fascinating stuff. Learn what’s going on and what can keep you out of danger.