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Overview | Driver Safety Links | New Teen Driver Keeping Teen Drivers Safe The leading cause of death and disability among teenagers is Motor vehicle crashes. Nationwide, over 5,000 teens die each year as a result of motor vehicle crashes. Many more are injured or disabled. Statistics show that recently licensed teen drivers are 4 to 8 times more likely to crash than adult drivers. These alarmingly high numbers are the result of driving inexperience and risk-taking behaviors. Teen motor vehicle crashes are preventable. Driving at night, driving with teen passengers, and driving after drinking alcohol are a few of the key factors that increase a teen's crash risk. Aware of the risk factors, teens and their parents can take specific steps to prevent motor vehicle crashes. Request a guest speaker for your next PTO meeting click here. Learn to promote driver safety using Internet resources. Many of the resources needed to understand and improve teen driver safety are available on the Internet. Visit the sites we've listed under DRIVER SAFETY LINKS to learn more about teen motor vehicle crashes. Next, please take an important step to promote driver safety...download, print, and execute the Parent-Teen Safe Driving Agreement (210k pdf - Get the free Acrobat PDF Reader here). The contract is a concise roadmap of driving provisions that increase the safety of recently licensed teen drivers. Please do your part to promote driving safety! Contact Garry Lapidus glapidu@ccmckids.org Injury Prevention Ctr. 282 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 860.545.9988