Crime & Safety

CHP Observes Teen Driver Safety Week

The week is observed in hopes of raising awareness of safety issues.

The California Highway Patrol is encouraging the public to join it in observing Nationanal Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 16-22.

The department is hoping the specially-designated week will serve as a reminder for teens and their parents or guardians to get involved with the traffic safety programs it offers.

Traffic collisions are the national leading cause of death for teens between the ages of 15-20 years old, according to the CHP. As well, the CHP says teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers.

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"Inexperience combined with speed, lack of seat belt complince, distractions, alcohol or any other risk-taking behavior can have deadly results behind the wheel," said California Highway Patrol Commissioner Joe Farrow in a printed statement. "Unlike a video game, you aren't given multiple lives and there isn't a reset button; Our goal is to arm California's youth with enough knowledge to make smart driving decisions."

Contact Officer Miguel Duarte at the Moorpark CHP office at 805-553-0800 to find out when the next teen driving safety program will take place.

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The department offers Start Smart, Impact Teen Driver and Every 15 Minutes programs, which are geared toward teens as follow:

Start Smart: a driver safety education class targeting new and future licensed teenage drivers between the age of 15-19 and their parents/guardians.

Impact Teen Drivers: a non-profit, public awareness and education program designed to educate teens about the dangers of distracted driving.

Every 15 Minutes: a program focused on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature
decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends, and many others.


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