Teen Driving Expectations Program
A major automobile manufacturer recently introduced a new driver awareness program designed to reduce teen fatalities in traffic accidents. Almost 6,000 teens were killed each year in automobile accidents in 2003 and 2004. The first year a teenager drivers is the riskiest for being involved in accidents. The national manager for the program, Tracy Underwood, said that the program was initiated to promote family awareness of automobile safety. "We were looking at the driving statistics for teen fatalities in the U.S. And they were sobering." Begun in California and Texas in 2004, the Driving Expectations Program is expected to open at King's Island Amusement Park in October, 2006. Parents and their teens participate in the four-hour program that includes driving on a "distracted course," as well as classroom and driving sessions focusing on defensive driving and accident-avoidance techniques.
