GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SEEKS YOUNG DRIVERS
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety seeks 15 to 20 Georgia drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 to form the Governor’s Commission on Teen Driving. The GOHS is establishing a panel to educate teen drivers on the risks and consequences of texting and driving and drinking and driving. According to the Georgia Crash Analysis Statistics and Information car crashes were the leading cause of unintentional fatal injuries among teens aged 15 to 19 in Georgia from 2000 to 2007. In 2010, 127 fatal car wrecks involving drivers aged 15 to 20 represented approximately 10 percent of all roadway fatalities in Georgia.
