Teen driving risks are real. Though we’ve all had the experience of being a new driver, we don’t always remember the challenges and anxieties that came with it. Your teen needs your help to stay safe on the road. Your involvement can make a difference. Parental involvement in teen driver education has a measurable, positive impact on driving safety. A 2012 study published by CHOP and State Farm, Driving Through the Eyes of Teens noted that when parents are actively engaged in the supervised driving process teens are 50 percent less likely to crash, 71 percent less likely to drive intoxicated, 30 percent less likely to drive distracted and twice as likely to wear seat-belts.
Safe Driving Guide for Parents & Teens
The Safe Driving Guide for Teens and Parents is an all-encompassing safety guide that will help you sort out all of the questions and issues that may arise when your teen gets behind the wheel. The guide also includes a driver log sheet to help track the hours and weather conditions during which your teen is gaining experience on the road. Read more…
Parent Section:
- How to Communicate, Set Expectations and Limitations
- Understanding Teen Risk Behavior
- Experience Behind the Wheel (Graduated Driver Licensing)
- Shocking Statistics
- Eight Danger Zones
- Parent/Teen Driver Contract
Teen Section:
- How to Communicate (with your Parents)
- Seeking Out Different Avenues to Get Driver Training
- How Does GDL Work?
- How to Gain Experience on the Road
- Keeping Yourself Safe on the Road
- Buckling Up: Why Should I?
- Driver Log for Hours/Weather Conditions
The Parents Supervised Driving Program
An engaging, multi-media program for parents and teens to follow during the supervised driving process. The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program provides parents of teen drivers with a measured and methodical curriculum developed to maximize the value of the supervised driving component of state GDL laws. Read more…
The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program is used by licensing departments across the country who recognize the benefit of providing parents with a guide to assist them through the supervised driving requirement with their permitted teen.
This program was created to address a need to improve roadway safety and teen driving behaviors and to provide states, parents and teens with a free resource to enhance the supervised driving process.
Parents and teens can pick up printed guides at licensing centers in each of these states or use the online versions of their state’s guidebook by selecting a state below. Although the fundamentals are similar everywhere, many state driving agencies have created custom content based on their specific laws and recommendations.
Parent and Teen Driver Contract
The Parent/Teen Safe-Driving Contract will help you sort out all of the questions and issues that arise when your teen gets behind the wheel. The agreement is meant to be a flexible, changeable document with no rule or privilege set in stone. As your teen gains experience, you’ll want to give them more responsibility. Or, if your teen isn’t following the rules, you might need to tighten some restrictions. Read more…
Teen driving risks are real. Though we’ve all had the experience of being a new driver, we don’t always remember the challenges and anxieties that came with it.
Your teen needs your help to stay safe on the road. Your involvement can make a difference.
Car crashes are the leading cause of preventable death for teens. Are you ready to keep your teen driver safe? Get started here with your own parent-teen driving agreement!