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Recent Teen Driving Related Crashes Across the Nation

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STANDUP ACT UPDATE
December 3, 2010
 

Let Congress know all you want for the holidays is the STANDUP Act!


The 111th Congress will soon end.  Before Senators and Representatives leave Washington, remind them that motor vehicle crashes are the #1 killer of teens and the STANDUP Act should be a major priority for the 112th Congress convening in January.

 

Specific help is needed in reaching out to key members of the Senate.  If you live in any of the following states, please click on your Senator's name and email (or use the phone number to call) them today urging them to co-sponsor the STANDUP Act:

 

California:  Senator Dianne Feinstein (202-224-3841)

Maryland:  Senator Barbara Mikulski (202-224-4654)

Minnesota:  Senator Al Franken (202-224-5641)

Oregon:  Senator Jeff Merkley (202-224-3753)

Washington:  Senator Patty Murray (202-224-2621)

 

If you don't live in one of these five states, send a fax message to your Representative and Senators by using our e-advocacy tool.  Click here to take action now! 

  

Or click to find out who represents you in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, then call your members and urge them to co-sponsor the STANDUP Act.

  

 

Important facts about teen driving

  • In 2009, more than 5,600 people in the United States were killed in crashes involving teen drivers
  • Since 2000, nearly 81,000 people in the United States have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers 
 

Help Us Put a Face on the Issue of Teen Driving
The most powerful and persuasive way to educate lawmakers about the STANDUP Act is through personal stories, particularly stories from parents who have lost a child in a teen driving related crash. 

If you or someone you know has a story about a teen driving crash that you would be willing to share, please contact Jenny Cheek at the Saferoads4teens Coalition by clicking here or calling 202-408-1711.

 
Have YOU taken action yet?

 
 
Your message will be delivered automatically to your members' offices via fax.
 

Please encourage others to take action by forwarding this link!
Thank you for supporting the STANDUP Act and the Saferoads4teens Coalition!
 
The Safe Teen And Novice Driver Uniform Protection (STANDUP) Act is federal legislation that would compel states to strengthen their laws for novice teen drivers, often called Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws.

For more information, please contact Jenny Cheek at 202-408-1711 (ext. 15) or at jcheek@saferoads.org. 

For more information on teen driving, Graduated Driver Licensing, and the STANDUP Act -- including fact sheets for all 50 states, information on rural driving, and information on age 16 as the minimum age for driving -- check out the Saferoads4teens website at www.saferoads4teens.org.