Teen drivers

The 2009 Ford Mustang commemorates the 45th anniversary of America's favorite muscle car

DEARBORN, Mich., June 16, 2008 - When he was in his early teens, Dan Vanderlip, Jr., of Clinton Township, Mich., fell in love with the Ford Mustang, so much so that he was determined to buy one when he turned 16.

2009 Ford Glass Roof Mustang

Highlights:
* When asked which new car they would most like to buy, a recent survey reports that the majority of teens chose the Ford Mustang.
* Mustang pricing is within reach of teenagers and parents, starting at less than $20,000.
* The 2009 Mustang commemorates the 45th anniversary of America's favorite muscle car.

Monday, May 19, 2008 -- Despite a decade of gains in daytime seat belt use, research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that nighttime belt use continues to be much lower, particularly among young drivers.

The annual Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign, launched today by NHTSA Administrator Nicole R. Nason, will focus on nighttime belt use when the odds of being killed in a motor vehicle crash are three times greater. The campaign runs from May 19 to June 1.

May 19, 2008 -- Ford Philippines sustains the momentum of its road safety campaign with the holding of the Ford “Driving Skills for Life” day camp. The whole day Ford driving camp highlights ‘eco-driving,’ a concept from the global Ford Motor Company program which prioritizes the use of ecologically and economically practical techniques for driving.

“In the face of rising fuel costs and growing concern over the environment, the driving camp attendees were taught to become eco-drivers by raising their awareness on the impact of their driving behaviors,” said Ford AVP Cherry Ramirez.

CHIGAGO, IL, May 16, 2008 - Kate Voegele, a recording artist and guest star of TV's "One Tree Hill," has joined forces with the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), RADD - the entertainment industry's voice for road safety - and The Allstate Foundation to encourage teens to drive safely during prom season. The goal is to continue the safety improvements that resulted in a dramatic 61 percent drop in teen auto fatalities in Illinois from 57 in Jan. 1 - April 15, 2007 to 22 during the same period this year.

Chicago, Ill., May 12, 2008 - Illinois state officials are crediting Ford Motor Company Fund's Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) teen safe driving program for helping reduce the state's teen auto fatalities by 61 percent reduction thus far in 2008. The state is expanding the partnership with one of the nation's toughest teen safety campaigns - Operation Teen Safe Driving, which is modeled after DSFL - after teen fatalities in the state fell from 57 in Jan. 1 - April 15, 2007 to 22 during the same period this year.

Highlights:
* State of Illinois, Ford Driving Skills for Life program team up on one of nation's toughest teen safe driving initiatives that's already helped reduce teen auto fatalities 61 percent.

The Ford Motor Company Fund is hosting 300 teens at its state-of-the-art test track facility in Dearborn this week for a safe-driving seminar

DEARBORN, Mich., April 10 – The Ford Motor Company Fund is hosting 300 teens at its state-of-the-art test track facility in Dearborn this week for a safe-driving seminar with one goal – help younger drivers improve key driving skills that Ford research shows can dramatically reduce motor vehicle accidents.

Highlights:
* Ford driving simulator research helps shape teen safe driving program and guidelines for voice operation of Ford SYNC™ cell phone commands.
* Vehicle crashes are the number one killer of teenagers, with more than 6,000 young lives lost on American roads annually.

National Teen Safe Driver Week 2007: The U.S. House of Representatives has designated Oct. 15-20 as National Teen Safe Driver Week. In recognition of the week, Ford Motor Company plans the following:

* Major hands-on teen driving clinic, Los Angeles, Oct. 16-17
* Car Care Clinic for young women, Detroit, Oct. 12
* Challenge grants to states for teen driving programs

National Teen Driver Safety Week Is October 15-20

Washington, D.C., 10/15/2007 -- AAA urges parents of teenage drivers and would-be drivers to improve their teens’ safety by heeding tips from AAA’s new list of “Ten Things Parents Can Do To Keep Their Teen Driver Safe.” AAA is publicizing the list as part of the first annual national Teen Driver Safety Week, which runs Oct. 15-20. Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death for teens.