Teen Safe Driving

Driving accidents are the leading cause of death among American adolescents. Not drugs. Not violence. Not suicide. An average of eleven teens die every day in crashes. More than a thousand are injured.

Allstate has long been a forceful advocate for auto safety — including championing seat belt laws and, later, mandatory air bags. We also were an early supporter of drivers' education programs in high schools.

More recently, Allstate and The Allstate Foundation have worked nationally and in communities across the country to create a culture of teen safe driving that helps protect young drivers today and prepare them for a lifetime of safety on the road.

Allstate continues to advocate for stronger graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws for teens at the national and state level. GDL laws help teens gain valuable experience behind the wheel before they can drive in high-risk situations, like at night or with multiple passengers. When states have implemented comprehensive GDL programs, the number of fatal crashes among 16-year-old drivers has fallen by almost 40 percent. We want all teens to be safe no matter where they live.

Our Save 11 campaign encourages the public to help prevent teen crash fatalities. Through national advertising and grassroots advocacy, Save 11 encourages the public to voice their support for life-saving GDL laws. In addition, Save 11 provides a place to support friends and family of fallen teens. Visit http://www.facebook.com/save11 for more information.

Locally, our agency owners share teen safe driving resources with families and community members. Our Teen Safe Driving Program includes fact sheets, parent tips, research results, demonstrations, in-school awareness campaigns, and much more. Distractions while driving — talking on a cell phone, texting or instant messaging, having too many friends in the car — have been a major focus of our programs. Educating each other, and making "smart driving" socially acceptable, helps teens take control behind the wheel and with their friends. For more information, see http://www.allstatefoundation.org/teen-driving.

Along with efforts by many other groups, Allstate's comprehensive, ongoing campaign has helped significantly reduce teen driving deaths and injuries.

TEEN LEADERSHIP

More than parents, more than teachers, more than television commercials — when your best friends talk the talk and walk the walk about teen driving safety, you get the message. Which is why The Allstate Foundation's Teen Safe Driving Program takes a hands-on, peer-based approach to empower teens themselves and make smart driving socially acceptable. As a result, we helped create an unparalleled network of teen-reaching organizations that educate by using the influence of peers.

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The First Years Are the Hardest

Studies show that 16-year-old drivers have crash rates almost two times greater than 18-19-year-old drivers, and four times higher than older drivers. So The Allstate Foundation Teen Safe Driving Program reaches young people even before they're ready to drive, and throughout their early, most vulnerable years behind the wheel.

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