LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — UNLV is placing teen driver security within the highlight Wednesday with a robust crash simulation.
Teen Driver Security Day is an immersive and emotional expertise aimed toward saving lives. The day features a simulated DUI crash, reside trauma response, courtroom reenactment, and testimonials from folks personally affected by visitors tragedies.
The mission behind the occasion, to assist younger folks acknowledge the very actual penalties of distracted or impaired driving.
UNLV’s Teen Driver Security Day is an immersive and emotional expertise aimed toward saving lives. (KLAS)
“At first, they stroll in sleepy, pondering it’s simply one other security lecture. However by the top of the day, these teenagers are endlessly modified,” stated Erin Breen, director of the college’s Highway Fairness Alliance
UNLV internet hosting mock crash, DUI courtroom simulation for teenagers, dad and mom
Aiden, a 16-year-old attending the occasions, stated he would not have his license however needs to have extra consciousness about security when he does begin driving.
Some of the highly effective moments of the day comes when moms who’ve misplaced kids in crashes converse to the kids. Erin stated “Those stories change people… They stay with you. That’s what we hope for.”
Teen Driver Security Day is a part of UNLV’s 2025 Nationwide Summer season Transportation Institute program, a federally funded initiative exposing college students to careers in public security and transportation.
