AAA Foundation to Release New Research Showing Safety Measures That Significantly Lower Death and Injury Crash Rates for Teen Drivers; AAA to Also Reveal New Analysis that Shows July and August are Deadliest Months for 16- and 17-year-old Drivers

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WHAT:     The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety will release new 
          scientifically valid research about the impact of Graduated 
          Driver Licensing laws and parental involvement on 16- and 
          17-year-old drivers. The report will reveal for the first 
          time the three factors that distinguish crash-free teens 
          from crash-involved teens.
          
          AAA will also provide state by state data of the number of 
          deaths resulting from crashes of 16- and 17-year-old
          drivers.

WHY:      Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for
          teenagers and the AAA Foundation data analysis shows that 
          there are more teen driver deaths in the month of July and 
          August than any other months.

WHO:      Peter Kissinger, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 
           President and CEO 
          Daniel Mayhew, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Senior 
           Vice President 
          Susan Pikrallidas, AAA Vice President of Public Affairs 
          A parent advocate who has been directly affected by a teen
           driver crash.
           
WHEN:     June 22, 2006
          10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE:    National Press Club, First Amendment Room
          529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
                                        

Note: B-roll package will be available via satellite on June 22.


Satellite Coordinates: 

            Thursday, June 22nd         Friday, June 23rd
            3:00-3:15 PM ET             10:30-10:45 AM ET
            IA 5, Tr. 7, DL 3840V       IA 6, Tr. 11 DL 3920V