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Tips for Parents of Teenage Drivers
BALANCING LIFE’S ISSUES
Objectives
Review statistics on teen driving
Know major causes of accidents
Understand factors to determine driving
readiness
Strategies for parents
Teen Driving Statistics
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause
of death for teenagers.
16-year-olds are three times more likely to die
in a motor vehicle crash than the average of
all drivers.
Teen drivers have the highest crash risk of
any age group.
Did you know….
According to a survey by The Allstate
Foundation: 56% of young drivers use cell phones while driving. Over 64% of teens say that they speed to keep up with
traffic or to go through a yellow light. 47% of teens say that passengers sometimes distract
them. 24% of parents say they have allowed their teen driving
privileges against their own better judgment. 89% of teens say their parents are most influential in
encouraging safer driving.
Major Causes of Teen-Involved Motor Vehicle Accidents
Texting
Talking on cell phone
Inexperience/driver error
Attitudes/decision making abilities
Low risk perception
Speeding
Distraction from other passengers
Night driving
Is My Teen Ready to Drive?
Parents should ask themselves: Does my teen make good decisions and demonstrate good
judgment and responsibility in other major life areas? Does he have a good attitude and respect for the
responsibility of driving? Does he seem excessively apprehensive or overly confident?
Does he show good coordination of his senses? Does he tend to give into peer pressure? How does my teen manage his emotions? Will it effect his
driving? Is he willing to respect my ground rules for driving as well
as the rules of the road? Consider a graduated drivers license.
Strategies for Parents
Don’t rely solely on driver’s education to discuss the risks, responsibilities and importance of safe driving– beginning at an early age, frequently talk with your child about these issues
Be involved and provide the majority of supervised driving practice before, during and after your teen receives his license
Establish and enforce driving ground rules
Restrict newly licensed teen to lower-risk situations and
gradually phase in more driving privileges as your teen gains
more experience and maturity
Share your rules with other parents and become aware of
theirs
Know and enforce local and state driving laws
Strategies for Parents
Restrict the number of passengers
Require seatbelt use and prohibit alcohol
Limit night driving, risky times and in
bad weather
Remember to be a model of safe driving
behavior
Don’t rush the process - some teens
need more time and practice to be ready
Stress that driving is a privilege
Resources
www.kidsandcars.orghttp://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Teen_
Drivers/index-fs.htmlwww.5myteen.com