During the school year, the TTI Center for Transportation Safety's Youth Transportation Safety (YTS) program is active in schools and communities across the country, supporting peer-led road safety education and outreach. However, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and subsequent school closures for the rest of the academic year, the YTS program staff has adapted their in-school programs to accommodate distance learning. Much like teachers across … [Read more...] about Distance Learning Is the New Normal: What TTI’s Youth Transportation Safety Program Is Doing for Young Drivers
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U.S. Rep Recognizes TDS Leaders
Leaders of a growing statewide teen driving safety program who met with U.S. Representative Pete Gallego on May 20 announced their goal of reducing by half the number of young drivers using cell phones. “A recent study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that 10 percent of drivers in Texas are using their cell phone at any point in time — that means 10 percent of drivers are talking on the phone or texting right now,” said Sydney … [Read more...] about U.S. Rep Recognizes TDS Leaders
TDS Part of Publication That Takes In-Depth Look at Improving Teen Driver Safety
The Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program is one of a few selected initiatives to be a part of a national best practice guide by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Developed with a grant from State Farm®, Curbing Teen Driver Crashes: An In-Depth Look at State Novice Driver Initiatives comes on the heels of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the newly enacted federal transportation funding law, which … [Read more...] about TDS Part of Publication That Takes In-Depth Look at Improving Teen Driver Safety
TDS branching out beyond Texas
Even as the Teens in the Driver Seat program continues its expansion across Texas, new schools in other states are following the Lone Star State’s lead. With support from the Governor's Highway Safety Program in North Carolina, Johnston County launched its Teens in the Driver Seat program in February. Teenagers are involved directly in developing and delivering driving safety messages at all 10 county high schools. Their goal is to raise … [Read more...] about TDS branching out beyond Texas