III 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 165 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2007 
Received and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver 
Safety Week. 
Whereas motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death 
for adolescents and young adults in the United States, 
and many of these deaths are preventable; 
Whereas almost 7,500 drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 
years were involved in fatal crashes in 2005 throughout 
the United States; 
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Whereas the fatality rate in the United States for drivers be-
tween the ages of 16 and 19 years, based on miles driven, 
is 4 times the fatality rate for drivers between the ages 
of 25 and 69 years; 
Whereas the majority of teen driver crashes in the United 
States are due to driver error and speeding, and 15 per-
cent of the crashes are due to drunk driving; 
Whereas roughly two-thirds of the teenagers killed in motor 
vehicle accidents in the United States each year do not 
use seatbelts; 
Whereas approximately 63 percent of teen passenger deaths 
in the United States occur while other teenagers are driv-
ing; 
Whereas it is necessary to explore effective ways to reduce 
the crash risk for young drivers by focusing research and 
outreach efforts on areas of teen driving that show the 
most promise for improving safety; 
Whereas the National Teen Driver Survey, developed with 
input from teenagers and administered by The Children’s 
Hospital of Philadelphia, demonstrates a national need to 
increase overall awareness about the safe use of electronic 
handheld devices, the risk of nighttime and fatigued driv-
ing, the importance of consistent seatbelt use, and the 
practice of gradually increasing driver privileges over 
time as a young driver gains more experience under su-
pervised conditions; 
Whereas in 2005, 1,553 crash fatalities involving a teen driv-
er occurred in the fall, when teenagers are in the first 
months of the school year and faced with many decisions 
involving driving, including whether to drive with peer 
passengers and other distractions; and 
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Whereas designating the third week of October as National 
Teen Driver Safety Week is expected to increase aware-
ness of these important issues among teenagers and 
adults in communities throughout the United States, as 
additional research is conducted to develop and test effec-
tive interventions that will help teenagers become safer 
drivers: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Teen Driver Safety Week; and 
(2) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe the week with appropriate activities that 
promote the practice of safe driving among the Na-
tion’s licensed teenage drivers. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 5, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
By JORGE E. SORENSEN, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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