Be prepared for teen driver education!
Much of what teens learn in school about driving is focused on the basic skills, not the root causes of teen driving crashes. That's why Toyota and Discovery Education have developed the TeenDrive365: In School program to start a dialogue between you - their primary source of information after their parents and friends - and them.
Are you prepared to teach your students about avoiding distractions, and what it can mean if you don't? Answer the following questions to see if you're ready and up to the challenge.
Do you know the facts?
Approximately how many teens are killed each year in the United States as a result of traffic crashes?
What percentage of teens report using their cell phone while driving?
What percentage of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes have been drinking?
As compared to other age groups, how likely are teens to wear a safety belt while driving, or as a passenger?
Here is a list of the correct answers:
- Approximately how many teens are killed each year in the United States as a result of traffic crashes?
- Between 5,000 and 7,500
- What percentage of teens report using their cell phone while driving?
- 86 percent
- What percentage of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes have been drinking?
- 25 percent
- As compared to other age groups, how likely are teens to wear a safety belt while driving, or as a passenger?
- Least likely