Driving Risk Resources

• AAA  
  AAA provides state-specific, step-by-step information and resources for parents to use when preparing a teenager to drive. KEYS2Drive: The AAA Guide to Teen Driver Safety includes videos, quizzes, and a parent-teen driving agreement.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  CDC collects statistics about driving and road safety and maintains resources on its information page about Motor Vehicle Safety. CDC also highlights advances in motor vehicle safety as one of 10 significant public health achievements of the past decade.
• Distracted Driving
  This website, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is the official U.S. government website for distracted driving, and offers facts about the problem and opportunities to get involved.
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  The Department of Transportation maintains this site for information on the subject of distracted driving, including statistics, research results, information on state laws, calls to public action, and information on the department’s regulatory campaign against distracted driving.
  • Graduated licensing calculator by state
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  Resources for parents of teen drivers include information about driver education, alcohol, distractions while driving, and seat belts

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
  FARS is a nationwide census sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to provide yearly data on fatal injuries from motor vehicle crashes. The website provides access to FARS data and includes information on research (including access to technical publications), laws and regulations, and driving and vehicle safety.
  • Access FARS data tables for 1994–2021
• Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
  GHSA represents the state and territorial highway safety offices that implement programs to address behavioral highway safety issues, including occupant protection, impaired driving, and speeding. It maintains resources on distracted driving and tracks state legislation and driving statistics. In 2014, GSHA issued a report that looks at nearly two dozen state policy, enforcement and education initiatives to help keep teen drivers’ focus off their smartphones and on the road.
  • Read the report, Distracted Driving Resources
• Preventing Teen Motor Crashes: Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences
  The National Academies Press issued this book based on a 2007 multidisciplinary workshop focused on emerging technology for studying, monitoring, and controlling driving behavior.
• NHTSA
  NHTSA maintains information on vehicle safety research, including research reports and national and state-specific data.
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.
  • Press release: Alcohol Researchers Prove "Saving Lives" Strategy Effective  

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.