Impact Teen Drivers
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Impact Teen Drivers
Positive Teenager driving facts
83% of all teenage drivers grow up to become good successful adult drivers
78% of all accidents reported are not due to age but due to lack of experience is these situations
68% of teen drivers learn from their mistakes and do not cause the accident again
. The Executive Board consists of CEO California Association of Highway Patrolmen Jon Hamm, Senior Vice President of California Casualty
George Bowen, Executive Director California Teachers Association
Carolyn Doggett, CHP
Commissioner Joe Farrow, California State Superintendent Jack O'Connell
, and Parent Representative Robin Reid-Anderson. Impact Teen Drivers is led by Executive Director Dr. Kelly Browning. Jon Hamm conceived the idea because of the large number of crashes involving youth that the California Highway Patrol
respond to.
is the founding sponsor. California Association of Highway Patrolmen (founding organization), California Teachers Association
(founding organization), California Office of Traffic Safety, California Department of Motor Vehicles
, California Highway Patrol
, California Department of Education
, California State PTA
, and RADD The Entertainment Industry's Voice for Road Safety are sponsors. Funding and support also comes from private donations, volunteers, and other organizations.
, MySpace
, and Facebook
.
The first campaign was rolled out in May 2008 and the second was March 2009. Fall 2009 was the start of a new campaign “What do you consider lethal?” including the launching of the new teen-centered site of the same name. Dr. Browning was interviewed by the New York Times in August 2009 about a graphic video produced about the dangers of distracted driving and possible cell phone technology that could help prevent phone related collisions.
Spring campaigns coincide with California Teen Safe Driving Week. Resolutions are sponsored by California State Senators and Assembly Members. Past sponsors include: April 2008 Assembly Member Pedro Nava
and Assembly Member Mike Feuer, March 2009
Senator Alan Lowenthal
and Assembly Member Mike Eng
, and March 2010 Senator Alan Lowenthal
and Assembly Member Cathleen Galgiani
.
Positive Teenager driving facts
83% of all teenage drivers grow up to become good successful adult drivers
78% of all accidents reported are not due to age but due to lack of experience is these situations
68% of teen drivers learn from their mistakes and do not cause the accident again
Mission statement
The mission of Impact Teen Drivers is to help teens reduce their risk of being involved in auto collisions, particularly those caused by everyday distractions and inexperienced decision making.Founders
Impact Teen Drivers was founded in mid-2007 by the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, California Casualty Management Company, and the California Teachers AssociationCalifornia Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association , initially established in 1863 as the California Educational Society, is by far the largest teachers' union in the state of California. It is considered by many to be the most powerful union in California...
. The Executive Board consists of CEO California Association of Highway Patrolmen Jon Hamm, Senior Vice President of California Casualty
California Casualty
California Casualty Management Company is in the business of providing individuals with insurance coverage, in particular those in the fields of education, law enforcement, fire fighting, and nursing.-History:In 1914, Carl G. Brown, Sr...
George Bowen, Executive Director California Teachers Association
California Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association , initially established in 1863 as the California Educational Society, is by far the largest teachers' union in the state of California. It is considered by many to be the most powerful union in California...
Carolyn Doggett, CHP
CHP
-Healthcare:* Oporto Hospital Centre* Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh* Community Health Partnerships* Certified Health Physicist-Politics:* Christian Heritage Party * Christian Historical Party...
Commissioner Joe Farrow, California State Superintendent Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
Jack T. O'Connell is an American politician and the former 26th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, having been elected to the post in November 2002 with 61% of the vote. He was re-elected to his post by receiving a majority of the vote in the Primary election on June 6, 2006,...
, and Parent Representative Robin Reid-Anderson. Impact Teen Drivers is led by Executive Director Dr. Kelly Browning. Jon Hamm conceived the idea because of the large number of crashes involving youth that the California Highway Patrol
California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police....
respond to.
Sponsors/Funding
California CasualtyCalifornia Casualty
California Casualty Management Company is in the business of providing individuals with insurance coverage, in particular those in the fields of education, law enforcement, fire fighting, and nursing.-History:In 1914, Carl G. Brown, Sr...
is the founding sponsor. California Association of Highway Patrolmen (founding organization), California Teachers Association
California Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association , initially established in 1863 as the California Educational Society, is by far the largest teachers' union in the state of California. It is considered by many to be the most powerful union in California...
(founding organization), California Office of Traffic Safety, California Department of Motor Vehicles
California Department of Motor Vehicles
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is the state agency responsible for the registration of motor vehicles and boats and the issuance of driver's licenses in the U.S. state of California. It is responsible for regulating new car dealers , commercial cargo carriers, private driving...
, California Highway Patrol
California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police....
, California Department of Education
California Department of Education
The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement...
, California State PTA
PTA
-Organizations:* Andalusia Technology Park , a science park in Málaga, Spain* Parent-Teacher Association* Pakistan Telecommunication Authority* Passenger transport authority, a United Kingdom local government authority...
, and RADD The Entertainment Industry's Voice for Road Safety are sponsors. Funding and support also comes from private donations, volunteers, and other organizations.
Activities
Impact Teen Drivers sends free teaching materials to high schools, driving schools, law enforcement agencies, and other interested parties. Teaching materials are also available free online. Impact Teen Drivers creates an online social network through TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
, and Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
.
The first campaign was rolled out in May 2008 and the second was March 2009. Fall 2009 was the start of a new campaign “What do you consider lethal?” including the launching of the new teen-centered site of the same name. Dr. Browning was interviewed by the New York Times in August 2009 about a graphic video produced about the dangers of distracted driving and possible cell phone technology that could help prevent phone related collisions.
Spring campaigns coincide with California Teen Safe Driving Week. Resolutions are sponsored by California State Senators and Assembly Members. Past sponsors include: April 2008 Assembly Member Pedro Nava
Pedro Nava
Pedro Nava may refer to:*Pedro Nava , Brazilian writer*Pedro Nava , California State Assemblyman...
and Assembly Member Mike Feuer, March 2009
Senator Alan Lowenthal
Alan Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal has been a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 27th District since 2004. He previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 55th Assembly district from 1998 until 2004...
and Assembly Member Mike Eng
Mike Eng
Michael "Mike" F. Eng was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2006 and represents the 49th District. He is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party...
, and March 2010 Senator Alan Lowenthal
Alan Lowenthal
Alan S. Lowenthal has been a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 27th District since 2004. He previously served in the California State Assembly representing the 55th Assembly district from 1998 until 2004...
and Assembly Member Cathleen Galgiani
Cathleen Galgiani
Cathleen Galgiani is an American politician who currently serves in the California State Assembly, where she has represented the 17th district since December 2006...
.