The number one killer of teens today is not drugs, guns or suicide. It’s car crashes. We have an epidemic of teen car crashes today, with more road rage, distractions and traffic congestion than ever before. Roadside crosses commemorating yet another fatal teen car crash sprout all over the country, grim reminders of the toll the highways continue to take on our youth each year.

As an author and the father of three teens, I couldn’t find good information or programs on how I could help make my kids safer, smarter drivers. So I got involved. I read everything I could get my hands on, interviewed hundreds of experts, became a certified driving instructor and race car driver and ultimately wrote the book Crashproof Your Kids! Make Your Teen a Safer, Smarter Driver (Simon & Shuster, May 2006).

Because television is a vital source of information for parents of teens, I’ve created a simple framework which can serve as a starting point for creating a high-interest, localized series exploring the key factors causing teen car crashes today and providing strategies and tips on how we all can play a part in reducing them.

For each segment, I can provide additional information, ideas, expert advice or sound bites as needed.

Click Here for A suggested outline.