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Saint Mary’s Parent Association December 2010

Saint Mary’s Parent Association December 2010. Mission: To Serve To Educate To have fun. SMPA- December. Opening prayer- Fr. Mitch Doyen Minutes What every parent should know about teen age boys driving....and riding.... New Business Mrs. Goff Mr. Hacker Treasurer’s report

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Saint Mary’s Parent Association December 2010

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  1. Saint Mary’s Parent Association December 2010 • Mission: • To Serve • To Educate • To have fun

  2. SMPA- December • Opening prayer- Fr. Mitch Doyen • Minutes • What every parent should know about teen age boys driving....and riding.... • New Business • Mrs. Goff • Mr. Hacker • Treasurer’s report • Closing Reflection- Donna • Divide into committees AND FOOD

  3. Teen driving facts • 5000 teens die each year and 400,000 are seriously injured • Boys higher risk than girls (19/100,000 drivers vs 11/100,000) • WHY? • more likely to speed and tailgate • low rate of seatbelt use (only 90%) • 23% fatal teen age accidents involve alcohol and in those 74% do not use seat belts

  4. Carrying passenger • Risk of being in a crash increases when they transport passengers==3.6 times higher risk of fatality than if driving alone • young males worse than young female • after 9:00 PM risk is 3 times higher.

  5. GOOD NEWS: GRADUATED Driver (GDL) Licensing • A system to ease young beginners into driving environment • All 50 states have some form of GDL • IT DOES HELP • Major area of research ( National Research Council and Institute of Medicine joined to study this)

  6. Good news (GDL) • GDL reduce crash involvement by average 31% using police reported crashes • 16 year olds benefit more than 17 year old and the better (stricter) states show better reductions

  7. GDL continued • Licensing age- 16.5 states do better than 16.0 but this is still being studied • Nighttime and passenger restrictions are effective • if restricted, 21% lower fatal crashes • if 9pm curfew 18% few fatal crashes

  8. What else might come • Connecticut requires a parent to take a two hour orientation course when teen gets learner permit • Increase practice time (Missouri is currently 40 hours) • 12 month permit time

  9. Missouri law-Graduated licenses • Permit- 15 • Intermediate 16-18 years • Must have 40 hours of supervised driving....10 hours of night time • Must pass driving test • First six months- no more than one person under age 19 who is not a relative one under age 19

  10. Missouri law-Graduated licenses • Age 16.5 through 18: No more than 3 under 19 in car who are not relatives • Full license: must be 18 years old • No alcohol related offenses • No traffic related convictions for 12 months • No texting

  11. Missouri law 18-21 years Prohibits drivers from typing, reading sending, or receiving text messages on a hand-held device while operating a motor vehicle. The fine for doing so is $200. The law only applies to drivers younger than 21. No laws prohibit speaking on a cell phone while driving.

  12. Missouri law • DWI and DUI • legal blood alcohol concentration if over 21 is 0.08 • if less than 21...0.02 (i.e. any detected amount is considered DWI/DUI) • First offense • up to 500$, up to 6 months jail, and 30 days suspended license

  13. WHAT to DO • Count and then Double the hours required ...practice practice..... • Use a full year if possible • Model good driving---following distance and speed • teendriving.com • operation stop.com

  14. WHAT to DO • Know the rules regarding passenger number • Know the curfew times and explain reasons • Cell phone....turn it off or give to passenger • Loud music, loud passengers • Seat belts decrease risk of death by 70% • Will become as good as the “average driver” by as 21

  15. MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK • OUR NEXT BIG EVENTS: Mother Son dance and Father Son breakfast

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