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The Texas Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program has been honored with one of the most distinguished national safety awards available: a Roadway Safety Award sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation (RSF).
At school today, one of my teachers asked me, “If you had one thing to change about being in high school, what would it be?” I didn’t think much of it, but then on the way home from school today, it suddenly dawned on me. I would change the way teenagers care so much about [...]
Are you interested in starting a Teens in the Driver Seat program at your school, but you aren’t sure how to go about it? Or has your school had a TDS program before, that is no longer active?
Next week is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week and Teens in the Driver Seat wants to remind you that driving at night is the top danger for teen drivers.
It’s no revelation that children and teens practice similar behaviors that they’ve seen growing up. Learned behaviors develop by watching and mimicking. When it comes to driving, this may be a very bad thing. Road rage is one thing that can be picked up by a teen, from years of watching their parent rant and rave behind the wheel.
October means many things. You could be planning for football games, homecoming, and Halloween parties. It also means another round of Click It or Ticket (CIOT) enforcement, and if you’re not buckling up, October could mean getting a ticket.
Most teenagers get their first cell phone when they start to drive. Why? In case there is an emergency. But it seems like cell phones have created an emergency on the road. Distracted driving is second on the list of major dangers for teen drivers, and there is no greater distraction out there than a teen on their cell phone.
On October 12, Midway High School in Waco, Texas, hosted the 2009 District VI Fall Convention for Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC). Teens in the Driver Seat representatives attended the event and presented the TDS program to 200 TASC students.
They need to stop starting school so early in the morning! I gotta have my sleep.
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Mission Early College High School, El Paso, TX
If I could change one thing about the way my friends drive, I would change how loud they listen to music in the car.
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Just what exactly is TDS?
TDS is a peer-to-peer safety program for young drivers that focuses on the 5 major risks for teen drivers.
Storms can randomly pop up during the summer. If there is flash flooding and your vehicle stalls, abandon it immediately and go to higher ground.
Get your friends to buckle up by handing out Smarties and Dum Dums when they are leaving the parking lot.
Texas has some new driving laws - some of them just for teens! Read more.
What would I change about high school? I would change the order of importance my friends and I placed, and continue to place on priorities, such as being “cool” over true...
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