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- It’s Saturday! Take some time to practice driving with your teen. While driving re-emphasize the importance of being a safe and responsible driver and let them know how much you care about them and their safety.
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- What have you done to celebrate and spread the word on National Teen Driver Safety Week?
- Welcome to CDC’s Facebook Chat on Vital Signs, Teen Drinking and Driving. We’re hosting a Facebook chat on preventing teen drinking & driving for parents with Dr. Ruth Shults. Don’t forget to keep refreshing your screen to keep up with our lively discussion.
- Don’t forget! Join us for a Facebook Chat today on this month’s Vital Signs topic, teen drinking and driving. We’ll be talking about ways to keep your teen driver safe on the road beginning at 10 am ET. Share this reminder with other parents and invite them to the chat!
- Did you create or update your Parent-Teen Driving agreement yesterday? If so, share the link to CDC’s Parent-Teen Driving agreement with your friends and tell them that your family set their rules of the road and challenge them to do the same. If not, you can do it today. http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/agreement/index.html?s_cid=fb_patk486
- To recognize National Teen Driver Safety Week, learn tips to protect your teen on the road. Be part of our Vital Signs Facebook chat for moms and dads of teen drivers, tomorrow, Friday, October 19, 10am Eastern.
Post your questions for us. What would you like to know? - Don’t miss today’s live Twitter chat from 3-4pm EST hosted by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP (https://twitter.com/safetymd).
Participants are invited to discuss what they're doing for National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) and to share ideas. We’ll be tweeting our resources and helping answer questions.
Join the chat using #TeenDriving2012
http://www.teendriversource.org/events/about/detail/50 - A Parent-Teen Driving agreement puts everyone on the same page about your family’s rules of the road. Create your agreement today. If you have already created an agreement, now is a good time to revisit your agreement. http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/agreement/index.html?s_cid=fb_patk485
- Happy National Teen Driver Safety Week! Please share this graphic to help promote safe teen driving!
- For each danger zone, there is something that parents can do to minimize the risk and help keep their teen safe on the road. Find out what they are and what you can do.
- You pledged to keep them safe since the day they were born - now pledge to keep your teen safe on the road.
- Did you know that nearly one million high school students drank alcohol and got behind the wheel last year?
Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk for teens.
Join us for a Facebook Chat to discuss teen drinking and driving on Friday, October 19th at 10:00 am EDT. - Parents, check out Don't Drive Stupid's Teen Memoriam books that tell the stories of teens who died on Utah roads. Read the stories and then discuss with your teen what caused the crashes and what could have been done to prevent them.
- Did you know that we offer Parents are the Key posters, flyers, fact sheets, postcards and more that you can customize with your organization’s logo for free? Perfect for the upcoming National Teen Driver Safety Week!
- National Teen Driver Safety Week is next week! Parents, spread the word among your friends and community.
- Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk. Learn how to help prevent teen drinking and driving. http://go.usa.gov/Y28H
- Don’t miss tomorrow’s release of the new CDC Vital Signs about teens and impaired driving to learn about recent data and ways to keep your teen, and all of us, safe on the road.
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