Interactive Software to Help Teens Avoid Crashes…

You've seen the twisted wreckage on the local news. You've read the tragic headlines in the papers. But did you know that vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities in the United States and Canada? In fact, most years they are responsible for more teen deaths than suicide and homicide combined.

Parents, grandparents, and friends can do something about this problem – by giving teens the engaging and challenging risk-management software -- Driver-ZED™ (“Zero Errors Driving”) that helps teens become safer drivers.

“Teenagers have a deadly combination of driving inexperience and an immature ability to assess and deal with risks,” says Peter Kissinger, President and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. “So we developed Driver-ZED to help young people improve their ability to identify and avoid potential risks in the driving environment, while gaining invaluable experience.”

Driver-ZED takes teens where driving manuals, books and videos can't – into an interactive experience that puts them in the virtual driver's seat. From this vantage point, teens navigate through more than 80 live-action highway, city and country scenarios. They learn how to handle a wide range of potential risks, from a child chasing a ball into the street to aggressive drivers who tailgate, to wet roads, and dangerous pavement edge drop-offs.

In late August, the AAA Foundation will release an expanded DVD version of driver-ZED that will include a new segment on work-zones, double the number of safety tips, along with parent/teacher/teen supplemental guides. As a result, the current version of Driver-ZED is available for the closeout sale price of $12.95 (on-line at www.aaafoundation.org or by calling 1-800-305-SAFE). School boards, community organizations and other groups interested in purchasing large quantities are eligible for discounts.