Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $172,000 in grant funding for a program aimed at promoting safe driving habits among young drivers in Alabama. The grant, awarded to Students Against Destructive Decisions Inc. (SADD), will support the Addressing Mobility Safety with Alabama Teens Program, which seeks to educate drivers under the age of 25 on key issues such as aggressive driving, distracted or impaired driving, the importance of occupant protection, and awareness of vulnerable road users, including pedestrians and individuals using bicycles or motorized scooters.
“Keeping Alabama’s roadways safe is critical, and it starts with instilling in young drivers the importance of making good decisions and always paying attention to the road while driving,” said Gov. Ivey. “I commend SADD for continuing to find new ways to engage young people on the topic of traffic safety.”
The program, which will be administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), is funded through a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“Public education programs like this one play an important role in changing behaviors that create risks on our state’s roads,” said ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell. “I join Gov. Ivey in support of this program and other efforts to steer young drivers toward wise decisions.”
ADECA oversees a wide variety of programs across Alabama, supporting law enforcement, victim services, economic development, water resource management, energy conservation, and recreational activities.
