Teens
May
16
2013
The following comes via Elizabeth Ryan, a Sophomore at Park View High School in Sterling, VA
Sometimes I like to think, if it weren’t for the things that have happened to us in life, then we...
May
13
2013
May is a perfect time for teens to be focused on driving safety. With prom, graduation, and summer trips just ahead, there are a lot of teens and others on the roads celebrating and enjoying the...
May
10
2013
The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) knows a lot about teen driver safety! As sheriffs, we, and our other law enforcement counterparts, are on the front lines of the challenges and...
May
09
2013
This week is National Teacher Appreciation week. We know how valuable teachers are to our nation’s youth. Not only do they provide them with the tools to succeed in life, but they also...
May
08
2013
To launch Global Youth Traffic Safety MonthTM in the U.S., the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) held a rally today at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. Joining hundreds of youth...
May
06
2013
As a Chief, I’d like to think I know everything about teen driver safety. I do know that teens think they already know everything about safe driving. I see them every day on the roadways and in...
May
03
2013
The leading cause of death for teens in the United States is traffic crashes. According to the Centers for Disease Control, mile for mile, teenagers ages 16-19 are involved in three times as...
Apr
30
2013
Alcohol Awareness Month is almost over but our work is far from over. Our April goal was to ignite a million conversations about drunk driving and underage drinking - and we did it (by a lot,...
Apr
17
2013
The USA Today article titled Most teen-drinking deaths aren’t traffic-related is not really new information, but it serves as a reminder to all parents to speak with your sons and daughters...
Apr
16
2013
The opinion piece recently posted by The Patriot Ledger on the topic of “social hosting” provides another opportunity for us to have a conversation about underage drinking and parents...











