Impact Teen Drivers Fund

EDUCATION: IMPACT TEEN DRIVERS DEVELOPS, PROMOTES AND FACILITATES EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION AND STRATEGIES TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURIES CAUSED BY RECKLESS AND DISTRACTED DRIVING, INCLUDING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, AND MICROMOBILITY SAFETY. Our vision is to foster a widespread culture shift among teens and their influencers, where reckless and distracted transportation, including driving, riding, bicycling, walking, and other micromobility, are unequivocally recognized as unacceptable behaviors and outside the social norm. Through consistent and impactful education efforts, teens, parents, and community members will develop a profound understanding of the correlation between poor decisions and crashes, and wise choices and safer roadways whether as drivers, passengers, bicyclists, or pedestrians. We firmly believe that this transformative shift in culture and mindset will substantially decrease the number of teens and others injured and killed due to reckless and distracted driving. WE NEVER USE GORE OR GRAPHIC DEPICTIONS, INSTEAD WE ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA. RESEARCH: IMPACT TEEN DRIVERS DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENT QUALITY PROGRAM EVALUATION AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH STUDIES TO MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR PROGRAMS AND COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS FACILITATE OTHER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTING TEEN SAFE DRIVING EFFORTS WHICH MAY FURTHER OUR MISSION. ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION: IMPACT TEEN DRIVERS CONNECTS AND ENCOURAGES STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING THE IMPACT TEEN DRIVERS EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, TEEN LEADERS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND SAFETY ADVOCATES TO FACILITATE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH USING OUR PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF POOR DECISION MAKING BEHIND THE WHEEL-WHETHER AS A DRIVER OR A PASSENGER.