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June 25, 2020

State Farm® Supports Teens in the Driver Seat Program in Michigan

State Farm® values the importance of keeping our neighbors safe and has directly invested $5,821.80  into the Teens in the Driver Seat program for the state of Michigan.  

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June 25, 2020

State Farm® Supports Teens in the Driver Seat Program in Indiana

State Farm® values the importance of keeping our neighbors safe and has directly invested $4,851.50 into the Teens in the Driver Seat program for the state of Indiana.  

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July 25, 2018

Driving the Message Contest

Teens in the Driver Seat holds the annual Driving the Message Contest sponsored by State Farm. This year we’re accepting poster entries. The contest opens November 26, 2018 and entries are […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / Events & Contests / driving the message contest, DTM, poster contest, state farm

May 24, 2017

Grassroots Peer-to-Peer Teen Driver Safety Program Commemorates 15 Years of Saving Lives

2017 TDS Summit

Since 2002 Teens in the Driver Seat has reached over 1,250 schools and 1.3 million teens Car crashes are the number one killer of teens in America and for every […]

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May 9, 2012

Teens in the Driver Seat Day at the Capitol held May 4, 2012

Secretary of State , Hope Andrade, hosted Teens in the Driver Seat for a Day at the Capitol on May 4.

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January 25, 2012

You know teen passengers are risky, here’s why

A new study not only shows having another teen in the car is dangerous, but also pin-points why.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, distractions, major dangers, passenger study, state farm, teen driving Leave a Comment

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