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May 20 is the deadliest day of the year for teen drivers

For five consecutive years, more teen drivers have died on May 20 than any other day of the year. 
 
To draw attention to the tragic toll of teen driving crashes, Allstate is sponsoring "Blackout Week" on Facebook.  They are encouraging everyone to black out their Facebook profile picture through Friday (May 27) to show support for the STANDUP Act. 
 
Visit their page at facebook.com/save11 for more information.
 
Support the STANDUP Act on Facebook

The Saferoads4teens Coalition has a page on Facebook.  Click here to check it out.  
 
Help us build support by clicking "Like" on our page and sharing our page with your friends. 

 

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Recent Teen Driving Related Crashes Across the Nation

(click each link to read more)
   
 
 

STANDUP ACT UPDATE
May 23, 2011

The STANDUP Act (H.R. 1515) gains more co-sponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives

 

 

H.R. 1515, the STANDUP Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, now has a total of 21 co-sponsors:

 

Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY)

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL)

 

Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)

Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL)

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)

Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA)

Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA)

Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA)

Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY)

Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)

Rep. James Moran (D-VA)

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA)

Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)

Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ)

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA)

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

 

 

Don't see your Representative's name on this list?  Send him or her a message, urging co-sponsorship of H.R. 1515.  Click here to send a fax now! 

 

May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month ... how will you take action?

 

May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month (NYTSM).  Created by the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS), National Youth Traffic Safety Month "empowers youth to develop and lead traffic safety education projects and support law enforcement and effect legislation to protect teen drivers."  

 

 

 

The Saferoads4teens Coalition participated in a NYTSM expo on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 11 providing information about youth traffic safety to legislators and Congressional staff. 

 

 

 

You can acknowledge NYTSM by taking action to promote the STANDUP Act. 

 

 

 

1.  Click here to send a fax to your members of Congress urging them to support the STANDUP Act

 

 

2.  Forward this e-update to friends and family

 

3.  "Like" the Saferoads4teens Coalition on Facebook

 

4.  Share your story about teen driving by contacting Jenny Cheek at jcheek@saferoads.org or 202-408-1711.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Members of Congress want to hear from YOU

 

Click here to customize a message urging your Senators and member of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor the STANDUP Act (S. 528 / H.R. 1515). 

 

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.