[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    NATIONAL TEEN DRIVER SAFETY WEEK

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, we just recently concluded National Teen 
Driver Safety Week, which is the third week of every October. It's a 
week to help create awareness and focus attention on solutions for 
unnecessary teen driving deaths.
  Each year motor vehicle accidents stand out as the leading cause of 
death among American teenagers--with over 68,000 American teens dying 
in car crashes in the last decade alone. As the father of four young 
daughters, I can assure you that keeping those loved ones behind the 
wheel safe is an important issue for myself.
  There are organizations that are meeting the challenge and are 
working to help address the issue of teen driving. For example, the UPS 
Foundation has teamed up with the Boys & Girls Clubs to introduce the 
UPS Road Code. It's a 10-city program to educate young and aspiring 
drivers about safe driving methods. Programs like these will help our 
communities protect our young drivers and ensure a safer commute for us 
all.
  I thank the UPS Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs for their hard 
work and dedication to this important issue.

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