Health and safety of the state’s youngest road users is still of upmost importance for groups like Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) and General Motors whose partnership began in 2019. In 2018, 3,370 people were killed in a crash involving a teen driver (15 to 19), and motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause […]
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 […]
Texas Schools Are Active In Saving Lives through Teens in the Driver Seat® Program
Year after year student organizations at Texas high schools and junior highs commit to actively participate in the State’s leading teen-led traffic safety program, Teens in the Driver Seat®. Teens in the Driver Seat® is an initiative of the Youth Transportation Safety Program at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute sponsored by the Texas Department of […]