These driving apps maximize safety for teen drivers and are motion-sensitive, block incoming calls, texts and emails, and provide parental notification when app is deactivated
In our Stop Distracted Driving Contest, four students created the most persuasive Tweet, graphic and videos to help prevent teen distracted driving car crashes
Study finds distracted driving, speeding, not buckling up contribute to fatal motor vehicle crashes among new teen drivers. Parents, you’re the key to safer teen drivers
Michigan Auto Law is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to high school teens who can craft the best message to their peers on teen distracted driving dangers
Eating, playing with the radio, putting on makeup and other teens in the car all count as driving distractions. Global Youth Traffic Safety Month campaigns to curb them
With Global Youth Traffic Safety Month here, a lawmaker’s proposed distracted-driving law that closes a Kelsey’s Law loophole with cellphone use is timely
Teenage drivers cause more car accidents than any other age group. On Halloween, let’s think about teen driver safety as the risk of a fatal crash goes up with the number of teens in a car Halloween is our favorite holiday at the Gursten household. My kids are counting down the days when I …
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During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Bonnie, who helped enact Michigan’s teen driving law, is teaming up with our attorneys to help parents advise and protect their teen drivers On Monday, I shared a special interview I had with Bonnie Raffaele, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After her 17-year-old daughter Kelsey was tragically killed in …
Four Michigan high school students submitted the best persuasive video, Tweet and image to help stop teen car accidents caused by distracted driving As National Teen Driver Safety Week begins Sunday, the winners are in for our first annual “Kelsey’s Law Scholarship Stop Distracted Driving Contest.” The scholarship is in honor of Kelsey Raffaele, who …
Study Shows Significant Increases In Motor Vehicle Accident Traffic Fatalities For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, Motorcyclists And Young Drivers Car accident deaths are up nearly 8% across the country, according to a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). And it’s even worse here in Michigan where motor vehicle accident traffic crash fatalities are …
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