Safe Teen Driving Resources For Teens and Parents
Hey, Teenagers are in a big danger will driving.Video is awesome.Driving and texting at a same time is a dangerous…
Since I have dedicated many of my Toyota posts to my son learning to drive, I decided to write a post with information about teens driving. It is a scary time for both teens and parents.
Teens, Texting & Driving
First, I found this video that some teens created for a Toyota PSA contest about texting and driving. It really hits home for me.
I will definitely be showing that to my 16-year-old.
Teaching Your Teen To Drive
I found this infographic with awesome information about teaching your teen to drive.
Teen Driving Information
Next, I scoured the internet looking for good information about teens driving and here are several of the sites I found:
This program holds events in various places and they put teens through real life driving experiences in a safe environment. According to Toyota, it is a series of programs designed to empower and educate teens and parents about driving and road safety.
I was surprised to find teen driving information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. The CDC offers some really good facts and statistics about teens and driving.
This website offers more than just teen driving safety, so this is a great resource for everyone. I have linked to the safe driving section.
PFSTD is Partners For Safe Teen Driving. They offer good information for both Parents and Teens.
This program is offered by American Family Insurance. I like that they offer a pledge that your teen can sign.
Those are just a few of the resources I found with excellent information for families with teen drivers.
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Hey,
Teenagers are in a big danger will driving.Video is awesome.Driving and texting at a same time is a dangerous thing.
Thanks,
Joel
That’s why it is always important to encouraged the teens to take driving course. This then will surely help them learn how to apply safety rules. Thanks for this by the way.
This article is a good start in educating our teens about responsible driving. At their age, they can be stubborn at times, but I sure hope they know that whatever advise we give them, it’s only for their own good.
Great post. We both have 16 year olds and have been shocked to learn just how much of a danger an additional teenager is in a car. NY recently tightened up its rules and CT allows no friends in the car with young drivers. Such a good idea. Hope this post got a huge audience because we can never learn too much about this.
Often teens feel like it won’t happen to them until it happens to someone close to them, but we all don’t want that to happen. Making them realize it “could” happen to them is half the battle.
Really interesting article, and I totally agree with you. I want to make my son read this, he wants to have a driving license but I think it would be better if he only did it later.
I think the day my son starts to drive will be the day i will lose my sleep. Thanks for this post. I hope kids take these things seriously and learn to be responsible and mature about these things. Thanks for sharing.
My Mom always told me that we parents get a few years of sleep between when they keep us up as babies and when they keep us up as teens.
Thanks for this informative post, Michelle. Teenage is an age where you feel pumped up and love to try new things in excitement which can be really dangerous. Driving for teenagers is a matter for concern. You have shared a must read post.
It sure is a time of mixed emotions for everyone!!!
Thanks for this very informative and detailed post. My 17 year old sister is learning how to drive now so this would be a great reference to share with her. Many thanks!
You’re welcome!
Texting and driving or any other activity for that matter don’t mix so I think we should be more vigilant in encouraging drivers to take precautionary measures while on the road. Thanks
you are very welcome!
The problem is relevant and it would be important to solve it before it extends. My cousin has been hit by a car while cycling in the road, the 16y old guy had been watching a movie on his iPad while driving when he hit him, I think it would be better if they could get there driving license only at the age of 18.
oh no!! So sorry about your cousin. I would think that it would be “obvious” to teens that they shouldn’t drive and watch a movie, but sometimes we need to say what is obvious. Thank you for sharing the personal story. I think hearing real stories can make it more real for teens.
Very informative post Michele. Texting and talking on phone while driving is a very big cause of accidents on roads. I think, even we adults need to learn to be more patient while we are behind the wheel as our kids pick up a lot of things from us. I’m sure, the resources you listed here would prove helpful to everyone. Thanks for sharing these.
Good point. Often we feel we don’t have time to pull over to text or call, but in the end if someone is hurt or worse, that few minutes would be worth it.
PS: my nephew didn’t want to listen to my advice, nor the tips I read here. I’m thinking of passing her to somebody else for driving lessons 😀
I think often teens act like they don’t care or they are not listening, but I do think they hear more than they let on. I know I have heard my words come from my teen when he is talking to his siblings, so I know he heard me.
Hi Michele! Interesting article. If only teen would read it :)) There are numberless kids out there whom just got their driving license and think that they are professional racers so they drive like total maniacs!
Last week I was assigned to teach my nephew how to drive. You can’t imagine how helpful this post is for me because I’m not the patient type, and my apprentice sure needs lots of patience.
It is really tough teaching them because we all know the consequence of a “mistake” when driving. But I’ve found the more impatient and nervous I am, the more impatient and nervous my son is. I have to almost bite my tongue to hold back from saying something.