The Denver Post _________________________

Fatal traffic accidents in Colorado involving 16-year-old drivers are down sharply over a two-year period, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT officials said Tuesday that the Graduated Driver Licensing Law, passed in 1999, played a significant role in the drop. "The evidence suggests that the GDL Law has allowed us to make significant progress with teen safety on Colorado's roads," said Tom Norton, CDOT executive director.

In 1998, 33 people were killed in Colorado traffic accidents involving 16-year-old drivers, compared with 18 such deaths in 2000, according to statistics. The GDL Law requires 16-years-olds to gain more experience behind the wheel before they are licensed to drive alone. Under the law, new drivers must hold a learner's permit for six months and must log 50 driving hours, including 10 at night, under adult supervision before being eligible to take a driving test.

House Bill 1158 _________________________

House Bill 1158 makes no mention of commercial or public drivers education and training. Why? For the last 25 years the industry believed that this was the right way to teach our young, beginning drivers. Not any more. Only Mom or Dad can effectively guide their loved ones through a complete driving program using our curriculum. You win in two ways. You guide your beginning driver into a safe driver and your can save hundreds of dollars using our quality program.

We Welcome GDL _______________________

Compliant with House Bill 1158 signed by Governor Owens on June 4, 1999, Graduated Driver License (GDL) comes to Colorado. It parallels many other states and countries already using GDL for their beginning drivers. National Driver Training Institute has been at the front of the driving safety lines for GDL for over 6 years. As author, co-author and advisor for GDL laws across the country we welcome Colorado's change and standards for safe beginning drivers education and training.

Good Housekeeping _______________________

The March 2003 edition of Good Housekeeping magazine featured an assessment of the traditional driver education and training model taught by schools since 1949. The final grade? A solid F. Good Housekeeping criticized High School and commercial driver training programs for not coordinating class and driving times and for focusing only on the skills needed to pass a driving test.

But what kind of driver education does get Good Housekeeping's approval? The article suggests that you spread out the learning process over several months and incorporated behind the wheel practice concurrently with class study. Further more, focus on techniques to avoid accidents.

No other driver education course has done a better job of incorporating these two lifesaving concepts than National Driver Training Institute's Help for the Teenager Who Wants to Drive.

New Research ____________________________

New Research indicates that teen brains do not finish developing until the early 20's. To read our report.

HEADLINE: Study shows parental involvement as key in teaching teens to drive safely--Richmond, A study of issues affecting young drivers, just released by George Mason University's Center for Advancement of Public Health and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, identified parental involvement as the most important factor in teaching teens safe driving behaviors.

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