Dodge Mopar Road Ready Teen Defensive Driving Program

The Mopar and Dodge brands are teaming up once again to help teach teens about the importance of being safe on the road. The popular “Mopar Road Ready Powered by Dodge” teen defensive-driving program will return in 2016, with five two-day events scheduled at four different locations in the United States.

The early 2016 slate of “Mopar Road Ready …

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BMW Teen Driving School

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The BMW Teen Driving School is a grassroots initiative under the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility program combining teens, road safety and local community outreach. It is a recent extension of the teen curriculum taught at the BMW Performance Center located in Spartanburg, SC. The driving school travels to locations nationwide and is offered to teenagers and young drivers at …

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Hum by Verizon Keeps Teens Connected To Family

humHum by Verizon, a $15 per month, technology designed to make cars smarter and safer, today unveiled an enhanced version of the product. Beginning later this month, families and their loved ones can benefit from new location-based features derived from geofencing technology, keeping them connected wherever the road may take them.

Imagine the new teenage driver taking himself to

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Ford Body Suit Simulates Effects of Driving Under the Influence

Body SuitFord Motor Company has created a unique suit to dramatically teach young people about the dangers of driving under the influence of illegal drugs.

Ford developed the suit together with scientists from the Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germany to simulate some of the effects of drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy); including slower reaction time, …

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New Report Calls for Expanding Teen Safe Driving Efforts

GHSALOGODespite progress in recent decades, motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death of teens in the U.S. In 2013, nearly 4,000 drivers 15 to 20 years old were involved in fatal crashes1. And a strong economy means more disposable income that puts more teens at risk on the road – often in older cars without …

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