Teen driver safety training offered for agents
By DAILY CHRONICLE
State Farm agent Jeff Keicher is launching a safe-driving initiative along with the Safe America Foundation. Ready2Drive is a tri-state plan to train insurance agents to become community teen-driving safety specialists and speakers in their local schools, clubs and neighborhood events.
Crashes continue to be the leading cause of death for teens, accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group, according to a recent news release. Nearly 4,500 teens ages 16-19 die as a result of crashes and nearly 400,000 sustain injuries requiring treatment. While young people ages 15-24 represent only 14 percent of the U.S. population, they account for as much as 30 percent of the total cost of motor-vehicle injuries in this country, according to the release.
Keicher will launch Ready2Drive to provide programs in Sycamore addressing the top deadliest teen driving behaviors, including driving while distracted by texting and talking on cell phones, other teen passengers, eating, adjusting the car radio and portable devices.
Further, Keicher will be available to speak about dangerous teen driving behaviors such as impaired driving, speeding and other tragic, yet typical, teen driving behaviors. Keicher is available to speak at local schools, conducting school safety events, hosting lunch'n learns, working with Sycamore Police Department and local parent-teacher associations, in addition to hosting community outreach programs out of his Sycamore office.
The Safe America Foundation – a national nonprofit founded 15 years ago – has been committed to safeguarding teens through formal driver education, driving simulator training, high school assemblies, teen community events, game shows, PTA programs and its annual Teen Driving Academy at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
“I’ve been in Sycamore for a good part of my life and we have our own sad share of sad teen driving stories. I see it every year, and along with State Farm, I want to do my part to help safeguard my community and our local teens,” Keicher said in the release.
For more information on Ready2Drive, visit www.ready2drive.org.
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