January 29 Meeting - GDOT TMC

The next YADTT Meeting will be January 29, 2009.

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Our agenda includes the following items:

1)Project Development for funding consideration by the SHSP Board to include:
- Caution: Newly Licensed Magnets
- TIDS
- P.R.I.D.E. Participant and Instructor Incentives
- Case Dismissed for Judges and Prosecutors
- Street Smarts

2) Georgia Driver Education Commission Recommendations

3) 2009 Recommendations Update
- Driver Education
- Alcohol

January 29, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Georgia Department of Transportation
Traffic Management Center
935 East Confederate Avenue, Building 24
Atlanta, GA 30316


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The Staggering Cost of Teen Driving

Read the full article here.

$4 million at stake over Georgia's seat belt law

Excerpt from the Augusta Chronicle - READ THE FULL STORY HERE

"The economy might give Georgia legislators the extra push they need to require adults in pickups to wear seat belts -- changing the law would instantly give the state about $4 million in federal highway funds."

"I don't necessarily think we ought to do it for the federal money," Governor Perdue said. "But the kids I'm concerned about are those that are in modern-day pickups, when they get a crowd of friends in there, and they're fooling around."

Ban on cell phones while driving- NSC

http://www.wsbtv.com/technology/18459080/detail.html

Proposed bill targets teen drivers on cell phones

When the General Assembly convenes later this month, Rep. Matt Ramsey plans on introducing legislation that would make it illegal for drivers under 18 to talk, text, e-mail or instant message on their phones while operating a vehicle.

Read the full AJC article here.

Study: 1 in 25 Teens Drive Without a License

A study released in the November issue of Pediatrics and conducted by Center researchers focuses on an often-overlooked group of teen drivers: those without a license. The 2006 National Young Driver Survey (NYDS) of more than 5,500 teens across the country revealed that about 6 percent of students in grades 9 through 11 reported driving unsupervised without a license. However, according to the national fatality data, a full 20 percent of 14- to 18-year-old drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2006 did not have a license. This means unlicensed teens are significantly over-represented in fatal crashes.

Read more about the study at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and see the news article at U.S. News


Find out who the teens are in Pediatrics.