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March 7, 2022

More Teen Involvement Opportunities

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Peer-to-peer outreach has always been the approach of Teens in the Driver Seat. This means that it was developed for teens to lead the outreach and messaging. For some teens, especially those who have been impacted by a car crash, this isn’t enough, and they want to be involved on a broader scale. For these […]

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / teen involvement, teen opportunities

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 years old to win, and the top 3 youth who earn the most safe driving points and the top 3 youth who make the most […]

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

February 18, 2022

It’s always a great time to grow your TDS team!

Looking for ways to recruit new team members to your TDS team? Here are some tips we’ve gathered from teachers who have been great team growers! Put recruitment in the team member’s hands. Help them with ideas and logistics, but they should be the face of the team and efforts. Attend Freshman Orientation with information […]

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / recruit, team

January 24, 2022

Start your TDS program with the Knowledge Surveys

Survey Graphic - How does your school measure up?

When your team signs up for Teens in the Driver Seat each year, your welcome email includes survey information and instructions. These anonymous surveys are a great way to get your TDS program started because they measure what the teens in your school know, their attitudes towards risks, and how they drive. Conducting these surveys […]

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Helpful program articles, News / helpful program articles, knowledge, surveys

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 is no wonder fewer and fewer teens seek to get their driver licenses each year. Even with fewer teen drivers on the road, 1,603 young […]

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

September 6, 2021

Does Your Teen Text While Driving? Now There’s An App For That.

Prevention – in the form of personal responsibility – can help us contain the public health crisis of COVID-19, and it can do the same with the epidemic of distracted driving.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Distraction, News / app, distract, text

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