HARRISBURG — To mark Teen Driver Safety Week, representatives of the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT), Education (PDE), Insurance (PID) and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) visited Red Land High School on Monday to highlight the importance of teaching teen driver safety and launch a new social media campaign featuring tips on vehicle maintenance and safety behind the wheel to prepare young drivers — and all drivers — to safely navigate different scenarios they may face before leaving home and while on the road.Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among teenagers. In Pennsylvania from 2021 to 2025, there were 79,625 crashes involving at least one 16- to 19-year-old driver, resulting in 486 fatalities. 62 percent of those crashes involved a teen driver driving too fast for conditions (22,635 crashes), improper/careless turning (14,477), driver distraction (10,188), or driver inexperience (7,064).
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