The Young and the Restless

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The Young and the Restless

• Youthful Drivers
• Your Court

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Traffic Law Milestones

• 1985 Mandatory Seat Belt Laws
• 1997 Zero Tolerance Law for drivers under 21
  yoa (.0000 BAC)

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Traffic Law Milestones

• 2001 Open Container Law
• 2001 Graduated License Law
• 2001 Increased seat belt violation penalties

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Traffic Law Milestones

• 2003 DSC Deferred denied to holders of CDLs.
• 2003 Driver Improvement Program (points)

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2005 Milestones

• Effective 9/1/2005
• Wireless communication use prohibited for new DL
  holders under 18 yoa.

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2005 Milestones

• Effective 9/1/2005
• DSC Required if under 25.
• DPS exam for holders of Provisional License.

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Common Thread?

• Most target operation of a Motor Vehicle by ____
  ____.
• Youthful Drivers.

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• WHY?

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Young Driver Stats

• The number one cause of death for 15-20 year olds
  in the U.S. is ___ _______.

Car Collisions
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Young Driver Stats

• This age group only makes up 7 of Licensed
  Drivers

• 14 of Fatalities

• 20 of reported collisions

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Young Driver Stats

• Number of young drivers ages 16-20 killed in 2004
• 3,523
• (NHTSA, 2005)

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Young Driver Stats

• 53 of teen driver deaths occur ___ ________.
• on weekends.

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Young Driver Stats

• 27 of the fatal teen collisions in the U.S. in
  2003 were _______ related.
• alcohol

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Young Driver Stats

• 41 of teen motor vehicle deaths in 2003 occurred
  between the hours of ______m. and ______m.
• 900 p.m. 600 a.m.
• (IIHS, 2004)

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Young Driver Stats

• Staying up late puts teen drivers at high risk
  for automobile collisions due to drowsiness.

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Young Driver Stats

• Teens are more likely than any other age group to
  be involved in a single vehicle crash.
• 65 of teen passenger deaths occur with a ____
  driving.
• teen

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Young Driver Stats

• Nearly two-thirds of teen passenger vehicle
  occupants killed were ____________.
• unrestrained

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Young Driver Stats

• Based on current population trends, there will be
  23 more 16-20 year old drivers on the road in
  2010 than there are today - - -
• 26.1 Million

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2 Minute Drill

• Small Group Exercise
• How are Youthful Drivers different?

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Teen Drivers Gone Wild!

• Short video from NBCs DATELINE program - July
  2005.

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Whats all this got to do with me and my court?

• You Can Make a Difference!

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How? The Obvious

• Fine them
• Order DSC

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How?Creative Alternatives

• Educate
• Offenders
• Parents
• Our Communities
• Canned Speeches 2006 project of TMCEC (sign
  up for a copy)

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More Alternatives

• Rehabilitate
• Deferred Disposition (b) (10) any reasonable
  condition
• www.ipromiseprogram.com
• www.reportmyteen.com (Addison, TX.)
• Brainstorm Drill (Ideas from Audience)

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In Conclusion

• The stakes are high
• Your role is critical
• Prevention of injury loss of life
• A fine is not always fine
• Speak out (with ethics and law in mind)
• Read articles in appendix
• Check out MTSI

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Questions?

• The End