Tuesday, August 6, 2019

CDOT to Hold Media Event August 8 – Teen Driving in the Spotlight




CDOT to Hold Media Event August 8 – Teen Driving in the Spotlight
New data shows traffic fatalities involving teens trending higher

STATEWIDE– Though the overall number of traffic fatalities involving teen drivers have fallen by almost 50% in the last 20 years, the past two years have seen higher fatalities involving young drivers: from 2005 – 2016, Colorado averaged 64 young-driver related fatalities per year.  In 2017 and 2018 the average was 86 fatalities, an increase of 34 percent.

Teen driving is in the spotlight as students around Colorado return to school from the summer vacation. This coincides with a new teen driving awareness campaign that CDOT will kick off on August 8. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Graduated Drivers License (GDL) law in Colorado.

CDOT will be holding a media event to discuss teen driving and the importance of GDL laws in Colorado.

Where: Carla Madison Recreation Center, 2401 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206, east side in front of building. Free parking is available in the rec center parking lot, enter off of Columbine St.
See map below.

When: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 10:00 am

Who:
  • Sam Cole, Communications Manager, CDOT
  • Robye Nothnagel, victim of teen driver crash and Managing Director, Colorado Drive Safe
  • Amy J. Nichols, mother of teen crash victim and Executive Director, Drive Smart of the Rockies
  • Sedona Allen, Youth Advisor, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Trooper Shane Scovel, Colorado State Patrol

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