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Youth Transportation Safety

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

October 21, 2020

TTI’s Teens in the Driver Seat® Launches New App to Encourage Safety in Young Drivers

  Car crashes account for nearly one-third of all teen deaths in America each year. As a part of National Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 18–24, teen advocates of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program launched its You in the Driver Seat (YDS) smartphone app, aimed at encouraging safer […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News & Media / distracted driving, Teens in the Driver Seat, YDS app Leave a Comment

April 2, 2018

TDS Zero Crazy Distracted Driving Results – Spring 2018

During the spring of 2018, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) supported an activity at TDS schools to decrease electronic use among teen drivers and adult drivers who transport students. The activity, Zero Crazy, is in its fifth year and consists of a pre-observation, three weeks of messaging, a post-observation, and a pizza party for […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News & Media / cell phones, distracted driving, Zero Crazy Leave a Comment

Why Teens in the Driver Seat Works

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Teens in the Driver Seat Celebrates It’s Impact Over the Last 15 Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0h79owf84g&t=37s

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