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hy does AAA Colorado speak out on issues such as seat belt usage and
distracted driving? Why risk put- ting off some people who might disagree? Why not simply stick with roadside assistance and oil-change discounts?
Parents should log
on to Keys2Drive with their teens and spend time exploring the site before hand- ing over the car keys. Thirteen years
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make repeated mentions of
TeenDriving.AAA.com, home of Keys2Drive, a dynamic new website that targets America’s most at-risk and risky drivers. We believe there are three legs to the teen driver safety stool—good laws, engaged parents and superior education. According to Col. James Wolfinbarger, chief of the Colorado State Patrol, adults hold the key to successful training of teens. “Parents and all adults should model positive behavior, keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, always wear a seat belt and require all passengers to buckle up.”
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ago AAA’s Licensed to Learn campaign helped establish graduated driver licensing laws in every state. And Colorado’s law, enacted in 1999, is making a difference: 48 people ages 15-20 died in Colorado car crashes during 2008—down 54% from 2003. Nationally, the number of deaths dropped from about 2,200 in 2004 to 1,400 in 2008. But there’s more work to be done.
Teen drivers represent nearly 6% of licensed Colorado drivers, but still they account for more than 11% of all traffic deaths in the state. And motor vehicle crashes are the cause of 51% of all deaths and 31% of injury hospitalizations involving 16- to 17-year-olds. Keys2Drive is a nationwide AAA initiative that will save young lives. It is an Internet-age resource that will help parents and teens manage the often complex driver training road they travel by providing spe- cific information based on the state they reside in, and where they are in the learning process. With so many websites com-
peting for their attention, it’s not easy getting teens to look at Keys2Drive, but we’ll do our best to keep pointing more than half a million Colorado AAA members to
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Tony DeNovellis President and CEO
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