Teen Driver Survey

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ADTSEA-FL Launches Teen Driver Survey to Hear Directly from Florida's Learners

As part of our mission to improve the quality of Driver Education across Florida, ADTSEA-FL has launched an initiative to hear directly from the individuals most impacted by Driver Education programs: teen drivers.

ADTSEA-FL is currently inviting Driver Education professionals, school administrators, commercial school owners, parents, and community members to share a short, anonymous survey with any teen they know. The goal is simple: to better understand how today’s teens want to learn to drive.

Take the Survey

The one-question survey asks:

Imagine you and your friends are about to start learning how to drive. What kind of learning experience would help you become the most confident and experienced driver? Describe the details of an ideal course or program to teach you and your friends to drive. 

No personal identifying information is collected.

This project was inspired by ADTSEA-FL CEO Derek Stewart’s recent participation in two Teen Driver Panels at the 2025 Lifesavers Conference in California. During those sessions, teen participants offered perspectives that surprised many of the traffic safety professionals in attendance—including unexpected preferences around how they wanted to be taught.

"If we want Driver Education to be effective, we must involve students in the conversation," said Stewart. "Their expectations, motivations, and learning styles are evolving, and we need to understand how to meet them where they are."

The data collected will be analyzed by the ADTSEA-FL Executive Team and used to guide program evaluation, professional development, and future curriculum recommendations. Our goal is 1000 responses and we just cleared our first 50 this month.

ADTSEA-FL encourages all members and partners to help ensure the student voice is heard by sharing the survey widely.

About ADTSEA-FL

ADTSEA-FL, the Florida affiliate of the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association, is dedicated to advocating for high-quality Driver Education across the state through professional development, resource sharing, and collaboration between public and private educators.