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Teens Need Other Teens to Steer Clear of a Colleyville Auto Accident

We are just into the new year, and as of January 21 there are an estimated 195 U.S. teen car accident deaths – about nine deaths per day. Each year, car accidents are the cause of half of teen deaths in America. The common thread with these accidents is when one teen is driving another teen. The Colleyville accident attorneys at The Hart Law Firm want to help keep your teen and family safe while on the road.

According to “Teens in the Driver Seat,” the top five causes of teen car crashes are:

• Driving between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am,
• Speeding and street racing,
• Driving distractions,
• Not wearing a seat belt, and
• Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

In an effort to curb the teen car crash epidemic, Texas is using a teen-mentoring program to teach other teens about driving, called “Teens in the Driver Seat.” Started in 2002, it is the first peer-to-peer program for teen driving. The program focuses on traffic safety and the above five causes of accidents. Is this program effective? The proof is in the numbers:

• Texas teen fatal crashes have dropped by forty percent
• Texas is the only state where fatal teen crashes have decreased every year since 2002
• Garland, located in Dallas County, has seen only one teen traffic death since the implementation of “Teens in the Driver Seat”

More than 500 schools in Texas are using this teen program, reaching over 500,000 teens per year. The accident lawyers at The Hart Law Firm applaud this program for offering proper education to teens and reducing the number of teen-related car accidents.

Regardless of what caused your Colleyville car accident, you may need help dealing with the aftermath. Contact The Hart Law Firm today at (800) 856-2347 for a free consultation from a Colleyville car accident lawyer.