Driver Impact Panel
We hope you will enjoy this unique education
opportunity. The Minnesotans for Safe Driving
and Training Wheels have hosted Driver Impact
Panels for teen drivers for over five years. We
started by offering students the chance to attend
the "offender" panels at the Hennepin
County Government Center. We quickly outgrew the
HCGC and asked the Minnesotans for Safe Driving
if they would consider helping us offer monthly
panels for teen drivers and their parents. They
said yes and the rest is history.
This driver impact panel will feature speakers
from the Minnesotans for Safe Driving, an organization
dedicated to victim’s advocacy. These speakers
share real life stories of the tragic consequences
of motor vehicle crashes. These panels are for
both parents and drivers education students. The
National Safety Council and the Center from Disease
Control report that traffic crashes are the leading
cause of death among persons age 1-34 and the
5th leading cause of death among all persons.
There is also a huge economic impact as well.
The National Safety Council estimates that each
fatality results in an economic loss of $1.9 million
per fatality and in 2006 the total loss was over
$7 billion dollars.
In 2006, 494 people were killed in traffic crashes
in Minnesota and over 40,000 nationwide. And,
young drivers are “over represented” in the crash
statistics. We use the term CRASH because the
word accident implies a random, unavoidable quality
to an event. Most CRASHES can be avoided or minimized
by changes in our individual human behavior. We
are hoping that by hearing first-hand these tragic
stories all drivers will be motivated to start
taking responsibility for their actions behind
the wheel of a motor vehicle. We also hope parents
will be convinced of the importance of practice
driving, driving limits, and experience.
Now, over 5,000 people per year hear their powerful
messages and time after time, after a panel, you
know that what happens at an Impact Panel is life
altering. Due to the demands on the speakers,
we hold these regionallyl. We appreciate your
willingness to drive for this worthy event. As
business owners and as educators, we realize the
rarity of these kinds of moments. And, because
of this, we have great pride in offering them.
Victim Impact Panel Agenda: A) 9 a.m. arrive
and sign in, B) browse through a large photo display
and be seated, C) view computer presentations,
video clips, videos, etc. D) 9:30 a.m. welcome
and introduction of speakers, E) Closing and dismissal.
Teens and parents ARE ENCOURAGED to attend together.
End time is approximate so plan a little extra
time.
In 2006 2/3 of the fatalities involved drivers
underthe age of 25. 18% of the overall fatalities
were caused by 7% of the drivers. These 7% are
the segment called the "teen" drivers.
They are a small segment involved in many crashes.
We use the term CRASH because the word accident
implies a random, unavoidable quality to an event.
Most CRASHES can be avoided or minimized by changes
in our individual human behavior. We are hoping
that by hearing first-hand these tragic stories
all drivers will be motivated to take responsibility
for their actions behind the wheel of a motor
vehicle. We also hope parents will be convinced
of the importance of practice driving, driving
limits, and experience.
*End time is approximate. Please be respectful
and do not plan to leave early. This puts everyone
in an awkward situation. We do understand your
busy schedules. However, we ask you to be respectful
of our program and victims.
Future panels: 9/20, 10/11,
11/15, 12/13, Robbinsdale Area Learning Campus,
3730 Toledo Avenue North, Robbinsdale, 55422.
(East of Hwy 100 and north of 36th Avenue North)
Training Wheels Driver Education & Minnesotans
for Safe Driving
For more information contact us at Training
Wheels Driver Education, 612-388-3311
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