State Farm® Safe Neighbors - Auto Safety
Teen Driver Safety - Young Driver Research Initiative (YDRI) 
Over 5,600 students participated in the survey
To effectively change behavior, it was important to take a closer look at what happens in teen-driven vehicles. To accomplish this, State Farm and CHOP conducted the National Young Driver Survey. Responses were collected from 68 high schools involving more than 5,600 students from across the country. The latest research shows the promise for improving safety for teen drivers through increased seat belt use, hazard perception skills training, minimizing distractions and time with eyes off the road, and addressing drowsy driving.
Some examples of the preliminary findings:
- 75% of teens see peers driving fatigued.
- 94% see passenger behavior that distracts the driver.
- 20% of 11th graders report being in a crash as a driver in the past year.
Parents make a difference:
- 66% say that they care about their parents’ opinion on cell phone use while driving.
- 56% of them rely on parents to learn how to drive.
- 39% of their parents provide total financial responsibility for their driving.
Four key areas for action are:
- Strong public policy for graduated drivers licensing (GDL)
- Training to optimize the few second sequence just prior to a crash with improved hazard detection and response skills among novice drivers
- Tools to enhance the teen-parent relationship which heavily influences teen behavior
- Incorporation of the teen perspective before intervention development.
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