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9/24/12

National Teen Driver Safety Week

The 6th annual National Teen Driver Safety Week is set for October 14-20 this year. The week was established by the U.S. Congress in 2007. Two lawmakers from Pennsylvania wanted to encourage awareness and change after a series of car. . .

9/17/12

Amanda Bynes Ordered by Judge Not to Drive

Amanda Bynes has officially been asked to put away her car keys.

8/01/12

Bridgestone Americas Names Winners in the Teens Drive Smart Video Contest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2012)—Paying for college just got a little easier for the winners of the Bridgestone Americas Teens Drive Smart Video Contest. Param Bodiwala of Norcross, Ga. has been awarded the top prize—a $25,000 college scholarship. His winning. . .

7/10/12

Researchers weigh in on the issue of distracted driving

Distracted driving was the hot topic at this year’s Lifesavers conference on highway safety priorities in Orlando, Florida. Besides the session on technologies to prevent distracted driving that we spoke at, there were a number of other discussions last. . .

6/28/12

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

PM contributor Mac Demere spent thousands of hours in the passenger’s seat while trying to teach terrifying teenagers to drive or letting amateur motorists test the differences between good and great tires. It’s the kind of gig that. . .

6/25/12

This Is The First Totaled 2013 Dodge Dart

They’ve barely made it to dealer lots, but it appears an intoxicated 16 year old has already managed to crash a 2013 Dodge Dart into a house in Rochester Hills, MI.

6/20/12

Simulator shows young drivers the risks of distraction

One of the most persistent challenges for teen-driving safety advocates is getting novice drivers to understand that their actions behind the wheel can have far-reaching implications.

6/12/12

One More Careless Teen Breaks Our Hearts

This past week, when 18-year-old Aaron Deveau of Haverhill, MA, was convicted of violating a recent law that bans drivers from texting, he made history.

6/06/12

Coroner: Teens Killed by Train Were Playing Game

Two Missouri girls struck and killed by an Amtrak train were playing a deadly game, a coroner said Tuesday.

6/04/12

4 Ohio teens die after car crashes just hours before high school grad

Butler County Coroner Jim Akers said the teens were playing a game called “Ghost Train,” in which a car is parked on the tracks, purportedly awaiting the arrival of a “ghost train” involved in a fatal derailment many years ago.. . .