Moreover, reckless or careless driving can lead to any number of negative outcomes for drivers in that age group, including the loss of a license, skyrocketing insurance rates, destruction of property, an arrest record, difficulty getting a job, and much more.

Alive at 25 is an interactive driving survival course that aims to prevent the unsafe behavior and bad decisions that often lead to car crashes. Developed by the National Safety Council, which has more than 40 years of experience in driver training, Alive at 25 features officers and off-duty deputies as instructors.

As the program’s website says, “Alive at 25 instructors make their points by using personal examples and even humor. They use workbook exercises, interactive media segments, group discussions, role-playing, and short lectures to help young drivers develop convictions and strategies that will keep them safer on the road.”

Some of the practices Alive at 25 seeks to curb include speeding, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, driving in unsafe conditions or at night, and succumbing to peer pressure while at the wheel.

Alive at 25 notes that “188 young drivers in 2009 were killed in vehicle collisions in South Carolina.” But the organization is working to prevent automobile deaths by helping young drivers take control.

Contact Alive at 25 at (800) 733-6185, or visit www.scaliveat25.org.