2005 Study Proves
Driver Ed in a Box®
Produces Safest Drivers
(Over 8 times safer!)

A review of the driving records of the graduates of the parent-taught driver education course, Driver Ed in a Box®, shows that while 16 year old drivers in the State of Texas have a collision rate of 11.4%, 16 year old drivers using Driver Ed in a Box® have a collision rate of only 1.4%.

What is a “collision rate”?
It is the number of collisions reported to the Department of Public Safety as reflected on the individual driver records divided by the number of licensed drivers in that category (then multiplied by 100 to convert to a percentage).

The latest published version of the Department of Public Safety’s Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident 2001 statistics book on page 36 states 141,357 licensed 16 year old drivers had 16,113 reported collisions for a collision rate of 11.4%.

In April of 2005 a random sample of 1,009 of Driver Ed in a Box® 16 year old graduates’ driving records were pulled directly from the Department of Public Safety’s records. The Driver Ed in a Box® 16 year old graduates had only 14 collisions for a collision rate of 1.4%.

Summary of 16 year old drivers’ comparative collision rate:

Driver Ed in a Box® graduates: 1.4%

All other driver education graduates: 11.4%.

Conclusion: Driver Ed in a Box® graduates are significantly safer drivers.