NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allstate
Insurance Company issued the following statement in support of the
findings of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study
indicating support among parents for graduated driver licensing
(GDL) laws.
"An alarming number of teens—roughly 4,000—die each year in
teen-related auto accidents. That's an average of 11 each
day. These are teens whose lives could have been saved and
whose families could have been spared heartbreak if stronger teen
driving laws were in place.
"Allstate has been working with Congressional leaders to advance
uniform graduated driver licensing (GDL) standards, as outlined in
the STANDUP Act (H.R. 1895 and S. 3269), as a way to help new
drivers gain valuable experience under supervised and less risky
conditions behind the wheel.
"The IIHS study reinforces what we already know—that parents
support stronger GDL laws because they save lives. In fact,
in states with strong GDL laws, studies have shown these laws
reduce teen crash fatalities by up to 40 percent. We applaud
IIHS for helping to raise awareness among parents about the value
of providing young people the right educational tools and
experience to become more alert, seasoned drivers."
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the
"You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan, Allstate is
reinventing protection and retirement to help more than 17 million
households insure what they have today and better prepare for
tomorrow. Consumers access Allstate insurance products (auto, home,
life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies,
independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial
representatives in the U.S. and Canada, as well as via www.allstate.com and
1-800 Allstate®.
SOURCE Allstate Insurance Company
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