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Many parents don’t realize it, but the #1 threat to their teen’s safety is driving or riding in a car with a teen driver.
The fact is, more than 2,300 teens lost their lives in car crashes in 2015. That’s six teens a day too many. The main cause? Driver inexperience.
One of the most important safety features for your teen driver is YOU.
Parents Are the Key, a campaign from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps parents, pediatricians, and communities keep teen drivers safe on the road.
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- Page last reviewed: April 20, 2017
- Page last updated: April 20, 2017
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention