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OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY.
THIS WEEK... THE STATE IS
FOCUSING ON HOW TO PROMOTE SAFE
DRIVING AMONG TEENS.
22NEWS REPORTER NICOLE NALEPA IS
LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD TO EXPLAIN
HOW...
NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK
KICKS-OFF TODAY. AND THE STATE
IS LOOKING FOR THE HELP OF
PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS TO SHOW
TEENS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A
RESPONSIBLE DRIVER.
IN RESPONSE, THE MASSACHUSETTS
REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS
OFFERING THE "PARENT'S
SUPERVISED DRIVING
PROGRAM"...WHICH IS BEING
OFFERED AT A LOCAL REGISTRY NEAR
YOU. NOW THIS NATIONALLY
OBSERVED WEEK REALLY FOCUSES ON
PARENTAL INVOVLEMENT IN DRIVER'S
EDUCATION, JUNIOR OPERATOR
PROGRAMS, INCREASING SEAT BELT
USE, AND CUTTING DOWN ON
UNDERAGE DRINKING. GOOD NEWS
IS...THE STATE REGISTRAR REPORTS
THAT THE STATE HAS BEEN SEEING
POSITIVE CHANGES SINCE THE
JUNIOR OPERATION LAW OF 2007
WENT INTO EFFECT. JUST TO GIVE
YOU AN IDEA...FROM 2007 TO 2010,
FATAL CRASHES AMONG TEENS WERE
DOWN 50%...AND THERE WERE 2,000
LESS TEENS INJURED IN CRASHES.
AND IN 2010, THE SAFE DRIVING
LAW WAS IMPLEMENTED.
THIS SPECIFICALLY BANS JUNIOR
OPERATORS...UNDER THE AGE OF
18...FROM USING A CELL PHONE
WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL. LIVE IN
SPRINGFIELD, NICOLE NALEPA,
22NEWS.