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February 22, 2022

April Contest for App Users

April is distracted driving awareness month, and to honor that Teens in the Driver Seat is offering special rewards this month for our safest young drivers. You must be 16-25 […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / distracted driving, YDS App Leave a Comment

October 15, 2021

Positive Teen Driver Behavior at the Heart of Reducing Car Crashes

Teens in the Driver Seat® and General Motors continue relationship to create a traffic safety culture Driving is the most dangerous activity most of us do. Every. Single. Day. It […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News, Uncategorized / general motors, national teen driver safety week, teen driver Leave a Comment

November 10, 2020

Four Teens Place in Track-A-Thon Innovation Contest

Teens in the Driver Seat® in partnership with Union Pacific Award $850 to Schools with the Most Innovative Solution for Railroad Safety One Georgia team and two Texas teens came […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / rail safety Leave a Comment

September 12, 2020

Trust Goes A Long Way With Your Teen Driver

By Ed Medina, 2nd Year TAB Member When people choose to drive they often have to learn what it’s like with other people in the car with them. For people […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / teen driver Leave a Comment

April 13, 2020

#CallingAllRoadUsers Twitter Chat

Social distancing is tough for some people. A walk or bike ride can be just the trick to clear your mind, but are you sharing the road safely? Last Thursday, […]

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December 17, 2019

Teens in the Driver Seat® Unites Teens to Save Lives

Teens across Texas and Georgia united for a weekend of learning and entertainment as the Youth Transportation Safety Program hosted their Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Summit in San […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / tds summit Leave a Comment

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