Youth Traffic Safety Month

May is Youth Traffic Safety Month

Florida has more than 900,000 registered teen drivers, age 15 – 19.
In Florida, teen drivers were involved in 56,091 crashes resulting in 345 fatalities and 1,945 serious injuries.
Nationally, drivers age 16 and 17 have the highest crash rate of any group, while in Florida, teens age 18 and 19 have the highest crash rates.
Peer pressure is an especially potent contributing factor to crashes involving a teen driver.

Resources for Safer Teen Driving

Teen Safe Driving Coalition has free printed materials. Email info@FLTeenSafeDriver.org