A Comprehensive Approach to Teen Driver Safety
NHTSA has developed a three-tiered strategy to prevent motor-vehicle-related deaths and injuries for teens: increasing seat belt use, implementing graduated driver licensing, and reducing teens' access to alcohol.

Graduated Driver Licensing Young, inexperienced drivers, particularly 16- to 17-year-olds, are significantly overrepresented in fatal crashes. Our research tells us that immaturity and inexperience are primary factors contributing to these deadly crashes by young drivers. Three-stage GDL laws address these factors by reducing high-risk exposure for novice drivers.

Fourty-six States and the District of Columbia have a three-stage GDL system. Analysis shows that adopting GDL laws will lead to substantial decreases of crashes for this age group – anywhere between 20 and 50 percent.

This section contains collateral material that provide more information about graduated driver licensing and how it can be effective. This material can be used as a resource in your to help meet specific objectives, while simultaneously joining with other States, communities, and organizations across the country.

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• Graduated Driver Licensing System
• Graduated Driver Licensing
• Beginning Teenage Drivers
• National Evaluation of Graduated Driver Licensing Programs
• Parent-Taught Driver Education in Texas: A Comparative Evaluation
• Graduated Driver Licensing Reduces Fatal Crashes by 11 Percent for 16-Year-Old Drivers, Study Shows
• NHTSA / ADTSEA -- National Driver Development Program