The Five Most Dangerous Holidays for Drivers

These five are the most dangerous holidays to be on the road, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's report on motor vehicle deaths over three- or four-day holiday periods from 2001 to 2006, as well as the percentage of fatal crashes caused by intoxication and the AAA-estimated number of cars on the road for each holiday period.

READ THE TOP FIVE LIST, AND MORE AT YAHOO NEWS HERE.

NC Girl's Death Not Just a Statistic

Shannon Nicole Adkins had devoted herself to doing something about the wave of teen crash fatalities in her North Carolina county.


She studied teen highway deaths as her senior project at Clayton High School before graduating last spring. She changed her major at Wayne Community College from dental hygiene to criminal justice, says her aunt, Karmela Adkins.

Then on Saturday night she was killed in a head-on collision just a few blocks from her home, the victim of an alleged drunken driver.
 
Shannon Nicole Adkins' death is more than one family's tragedy. She's the 27th teen to die in a crash in Johnston County since the start of 2006, more than in any of the state's other 99 counties.
 

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT USAToday.com

Prepare to Get Belted by Ford

Recently, Ford Motor Company showed two advanced prototypes that will likely see production by 2010: inflatable safety belts and four-point safety belts.


READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT EDMUNDS.COM HERE.

Ford "MyKey" Rolls Out in 2010

READ THE FULL STORY on Ford's website here.

New features programmed into the ignition key programming will limit top speed and control the volume of the stereo system, as well as remind the driver to fasten the seatbelt.

Naturally, teens aren't amused by the coming MyKey feature; A Ford survey found that 67 percent of teen drivers "don't like" the idea at all. When asked to factor in the possibility that MyKey might give them more chances to drive, the "hate it" figure drops to 36 percent, according to Ford's survey.

October 8 Meeting - Kennesaw State University

The agenda for the October 8, 2008 YADTT meeting includes Randy Clayton, Operations Manager for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Mr. Clayton will give us an update on the most recent developments with the SHSP, as well as direction for finalizing our action plan for the year. YADTT will also review the the Driver Education Commission's subcommittee recommendations for the Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Finally, YADTT will review 2007 data on teen fatalities and injuries.


MEETING TIME & LOCATION:

October 8, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A.L. Burruss Institute*
Kennesaw State University (*NOT the main campus)
3333 Busbee Drive
Kennesaw, Georgia 30144
770-423-6464



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Drivers Ignoring Cell Phone Bans

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Reader's Digest Special Report: The Dangers of Teen Driving

More than 5,000 teenagers die in car accidents every year. “If we saw these numbers coming back from a war zone, it would be on the front page every day,” says Vincent Leibell, a state senator from New York, where some 200 teens died in crashes in 2006.

The numbers aren't budging. Fatalities did drop from the mid-'70s through the early '90s, mainly because of tougher seat belt and drunk driving laws. But since then, the statistics have remained stubbornly high, despite improved safety features in cars.

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Find out what the IIHS used as ranking for the study here.

Good. Better. Best...How did Georgia rank?
Find out what IIHS determined here.