For Teen Drivers Parents are the best safety feature

1. For Teen DriversParentsare the best safety feature As parents of teenagers, you�re worried about your teens beginning to drive. This presentation will take a look at some of the risks to your new driver and what you can do about it and, more importantly, how to do it.As parents of teenagers, you�re worried about your teens beginning to drive. This presentation will take a look at some of the risks to your new driver and what you can do about it and, more importantly, how to do it.

2. New Research on Teen Driving ONE passenger doubles the risk, THREE or MORE quadruples it. ONE passenger doubles the risk, THREE or MORE quadruples it.

3. Risk to Teen Drivers: Passengers The more passengers your teen takes in the car, the higher the risk of a fatal crash. If you look at the first column, you see the risk explode as you add passengers.The more passengers your teen takes in the car, the higher the risk of a fatal crash. If you look at the first column, you see the risk explode as you add passengers.

4. Risk to Teen Drivers: Inexperience Another risk factor to your teen is their lack of driving experience. The longer they drive, the more that risk drops. It�s clear: crashes drop sharply after 6 months and 1000 miles of licensure. However, the crash risk among younger drivers remains twice that of adults until age 25.Another risk factor to your teen is their lack of driving experience. The longer they drive, the more that risk drops. It�s clear: crashes drop sharply after 6 months and 1000 miles of licensure. However, the crash risk among younger drivers remains twice that of adults until age 25.

5. What causes crashes? Looking at the causes of crashes, if you focus on the red line you�ll see the percentage of crashes caused by driver error. This is incredibly high for teenagers: Rookie mistakes due to simple inexperience and distractions. Looking at the causes of crashes, if you focus on the red line you�ll see the percentage of crashes caused by driver error. This is incredibly high for teenagers: Rookie mistakes due to simple inexperience and distractions.

6. What can parents do? What can you do to reduce the risk of your teen being in a fatal car crash? Setting limits for your teen will help them through that first dangerous stage of independent driving. The Children�s Hospital of Philadelphia experts recommend that teen drivers not transport any child or teen passengers during the first 6 months (or 1,000 miles) of licensure, due to this increased risk. They also recommend that you limit passenger to no more than one during the following 6 months. What can you do to reduce the risk of your teen being in a fatal car crash? Setting limits for your teen will help them through that first dangerous stage of independent driving. The Children�s Hospital of Philadelphia experts recommend that teen drivers not transport any child or teen passengers during the first 6 months (or 1,000 miles) of licensure, due to this increased risk. They also recommend that you limit passenger to no more than one during the following 6 months.

7. Setting Limits for Your Teen Why set limits? It reduces the risk to your teen tremendously.Why set limits? It reduces the risk to your teen tremendously.

8. How? Here are a few ways you can set limits for your teen. Start by creating rules for your teen around driving, whether they are a passenger or a driver. Start the conversation early about responsible passenger behavior � what is helpful to a driver and what is distracting and dangerous for a driver. Agreements between you and your teen are an excellent way to hold your teen accountable while they beginner drivers. Novice drivers need a minimum of 50 hours of supervised practice driving under varied conditions before they get their license. Even after they get their license they will likely need more opportunities to practice in specific conditions with an adult. Such as ice and snow, if they learned to drive in the Summer. Here are a few ways you can set limits for your teen. Start by creating rules for your teen around driving, whether they are a passenger or a driver. Start the conversation early about responsible passenger behavior � what is helpful to a driver and what is distracting and dangerous for a driver. Agreements between you and your teen are an excellent way to hold your teen accountable while they beginner drivers. Novice drivers need a minimum of 50 hours of supervised practice driving under varied conditions before they get their license. Even after they get their license they will likely need more opportunities to practice in specific conditions with an adult. Such as ice and snow, if they learned to drive in the Summer.

9. Help Set the Rules Make rules that will keep your teen safe. Include important items that will reduce the risk of a fatal crash for your teen: Passenger Rule: no passengers for 6 months or 1,000 miles of driving experience. limit nighttime driving during this period Safe driving: always wear seatbelts, don�t use the cell phone while driving, don�t speed and absolutely no alcohol. Here are a few good ones to start with: Always, always, always wear seatbelts. Put a limit on who your teen can ride with as a passenger�use the 6 months or 1000 miles rule. Limit passengers your young driver can have in the car, using the same 6 month/ 1000 mile rule. No nighttime driving during this period Safe driving: no speeding, cell phone, or alcohol Know when and where your teen is going and with whom�this will help you enforce the 6 month, 1,000 mile rule. Make rules that will keep your teen safe. Include important items that will reduce the risk of a fatal crash for your teen: Passenger Rule: no passengers for 6 months or 1,000 miles of driving experience. limit nighttime driving during this period Safe driving: always wear seatbelts, don�t use the cell phone while driving, don�t speed and absolutely no alcohol. Here are a few good ones to start with: Always, always, always wear seatbelts. Put a limit on who your teen can ride with as a passenger�use the 6 months or 1000 miles rule. Limit passengers your young driver can have in the car, using the same 6 month/ 1000 mile rule. No nighttime driving during this period Safe driving: no speeding, cell phone, or alcohol Know when and where your teen is going and with whom�this will help you enforce the 6 month, 1,000 mile rule.

10. Conversation Starter (The following conversation starters include quotes from recent focus groups with teens.) This type of rule is a step in the right direction. Ask parents: Do you have any rules for your teen like this? What do you think about this timeframe? Do you think it would help? What are you doing to prepare your teen for driving? (The following conversation starters include quotes from recent focus groups with teens.) This type of rule is a step in the right direction. Ask parents: Do you have any rules for your teen like this? What do you think about this timeframe? Do you think it would help? What are you doing to prepare your teen for driving?

11. Conversation Starter These experts say that our teens are quite cognitively advanced. They are good at absorbing lots of information, multi-tasking. But in the heat of the moment, their brain is not yet wired to recall that information quickly and make the right decisions to avoid a dangerous situation. Distractions and lack of driving experience make this worse. Ask parents: What is working for those of you with teen drivers? What are some of the biggest challenges?These experts say that our teens are quite cognitively advanced. They are good at absorbing lots of information, multi-tasking. But in the heat of the moment, their brain is not yet wired to recall that information quickly and make the right decisions to avoid a dangerous situation. Distractions and lack of driving experience make this worse. Ask parents: What is working for those of you with teen drivers? What are some of the biggest challenges?

12. Conversation Starter Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules. What types of rules have you set for your teen? Do you talk about rules with the parents of your teen�s friends? Are you all on the same page? Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules. What types of rules have you set for your teen? Do you talk about rules with the parents of your teen�s friends? Are you all on the same page?

13. Conversation Starter Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules. Do the facts you learned today/tonight make you want to reconsider your rules? Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules. Do the facts you learned today/tonight make you want to reconsider your rules?

14. Conversation Starter Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules. Use the conversation starter slides to begin dialogue between parents about teen driving rules.

15. Conversation Starter Ask parents: Are you setting rules or offering to teach them how to become a better driver? How can parents work together? How can the school and community help with these efforts? Ask parents: Are you setting rules or offering to teach them how to become a better driver? How can parents work together? How can the school and community help with these efforts?

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