[3] After a series of tragic crashes involving Pennsylvania high school students, Representatives Charlie Dent (R- PA) and Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D- PA) sponsored over 50 co-sponsors to introduce the resolution creating National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW).
[4] The initiative was supported by the traffic safety experts at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance Companies.
In Canada, Parachute (a national Canadian charity focused on Injury Prevention) conducts an annual campaign for NTDSW with the support of State Farm.
Celebrities, including singer/songwriter Jesse McCartney, racecar driver Zach Veach and television personality Oprah Winfrey,[7] have formally endorsed the week, and U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood [8] acknowledged distracted driving as an epidemic, calling for Americans to turn off their phones while driving, prior to the week’s kickoff in 2010.
State and local officials across the country have also implemented programs and campaigns as part of National Teen Driver Safety Week.