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Liberty Mutual & SADD

Promoting Responsible Teen Driver Behavior

Promoting Responsible Teen Driver Behavior

  • Liberty Mutual Teen Driving: SADD

    Since 1991, Liberty Mutual and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) have worked together to promote responsible behavior through open communication between teens and parents.

    The information provided here is intended to be a resource that empowers teens and parents to communicate openly about the critical issues young people face, collaborate on the choices they make, and celebrate the positive steps they take on the way to becoming happy, healthy, and productive men and women. Learning to drive is a significant and emotional milestone in the relationship between a parent and a teen; SADD and Liberty Mutual would like to help utilize that opportunity to bring parents and teens closer.

    How Teens Really Behave Behind the Wheel & How to Keep Them Safe
    In 2009 Liberty Mutual and SADD surveyed teen drivers across the country about their thoughts and behaviors on everything from distracted driving to being a passenger while another teen is operating a vehicle. What was uncovered may surprise you. Download and explore the series of PDF articles below for further insight into this research and how to use it to keep yourself or your teen safe on the road.

    SADD Speaker Series
    SADD Chairman and CEO Stephen Wallace is visiting schools across the country to talk with students about making positive decisions about the challenges they face in their daily lives - particularly as it relates to staying safe on the road. Check out our Event Calendar to see if we're visiting a school near you.

    Guidelines for Good Family Communication (PDF)
    The SADD/Liberty Mutual "Teens Today" survey shows that good communication between parents and their teenagers can have a positive influence on risk-taking behavior by teens.

    Reality Gap (PDF)
    By Stephen Wallace, Chairman and CEO of SADD

    Reality Gap paints an alarming portrait of a modern-day adolescence filled with potentially deadly behaviors carefully hidden from the view of parents and other adults. But it is also a book about hope and inspiration, pointing to the incredibly powerful role parents and other adult mentors can play in the lives of young people and highlighting the tremendous contributions that many teens are making to their families, schools, and communities.