Remarks made at the National Transportation Safety Board'sForum on Driver Education The Role of Driver Education.

Driving is a very complex social or cultural system. As such, solutions must span the matrix of the system. Driver Education or Training is the foundation upon which a safe driving culture and crash reduction interventions are built. Further, building a new foundation for a safe driving culture through education and training is a long-term commitment for and with a long-term solution. Up to this point most highway safety measures have focused on relatively short term but quick-return fixes like installing airbags and straightening out corners. Therefore, solutions for the necessary educational foundation must address both driver education for teens and lifelong education for the parents and neighbors who define and perpetuate the culture.