Support National Teen Driver Safety Week Now History of National
Teen Driver Safety Week Motor vehicle crashes remain the primary
cause of death for adolescents. Teen drivers (ages 16 to 19) are
involved in fatal crashes at four times the rate of adult
drivers (ages 25 to 69). Each year, more than 5,000 teens are
killed in motor vehicle crashes. After a series of tragic
crashes involving Pennsylvania high school students,
Representatives Charlie Dent (R- PA) and Senator Bob Casey (D-
PA) and over 50 co-sponsors introduced the resolution creating
National Teen Driver Safety Week in October 2007. The initiative
was supported by the traffic safety experts at The Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance
Companies. National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) is conducted
annually during the third week of October in the United States.
The next National Teen Driver Safety Week will take place
October 20-26, 2013.