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Arizona Parents Urged to Have "Safety" Talk with Teen Drivers

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Thursday, October 23, 2014   

PHOENIX – Parents in Arizona and around the nation are urged to talk with their teenagers who are starting to drive as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week.

The safety campaign is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

It stresses that vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 14 to 18-year-olds in the United States, and that almost half of the teen drivers involved in a crash die.

Bart Graves, media relations manager at the Arizona Department of Public Safety, says teens texting while driving is a major cause of crashes.

"Adults do it too, but teens are way more susceptible to looking down and texting a friend or are so wrapped up in their conversation on the phone that their attention is taken off of the road," he points out.

Graves adds another problem for teens and all drivers is fatigued driving. He cites the death of a 17-year-old boy, who was a passenger killed in a crash on State Route 87 last weekend.

Police believe the driver, another teenager, fell asleep at the wheel.

National Teen Driver Safety Week stresses that parents teach their teens the 5 to Drive rules, which are no cell phones while driving, no extra passengers, no speeding, no alcohol and always wear a seat belt.

Graves stresses parents giving some guidance to their young drivers could save a life.

"Just to have a very serious discussion with your teen that driving nowadays, there are so many more distractions, there's so much more danger on the road from other distracted drivers," he says.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a recent survey shows that only one in four parents has had a serious talk with their children about the key components of driving.







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