In 2006, the Jacksonville Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) launched Teens Drive Safe, a community initiative aimed at educating North Florida’s growing population of young drivers about safe driving.

• On the basis of miles driven, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as are all drivers.
• A larger percentage of fatal crashes involving teenage drivers are single-vehicle crashes compared to those involving other drivers.
• In general, a smaller percentage of teens wear their seat belts compared to other drivers.
• A larger proportion of teen fatal crashes involve speeding, or going too fast for road conditions, compared to other drivers.
• More teen fatal crashes occur when passengers ­usually other teenagers ­are in the car than do crashes involving other drivers. Two out of three teens who die as passengers are in vehicles driven by other teenagers.
• Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for American teenagers.