For parents who have been seasoned drivers for quite some time, the idea of teaching a teen to drive may seem like a tall task. Between teaching new drivers about the rules of the road, the meaning of road signs, and actually polishing their physical skills behind the wheel, the process certainly seems overwhelming at first glance. To aid in this new and exciting time in a teen’s life, we’ve compiled a guide to teaching good driving habits that will inspire confidence in parents and new drivers as they embark on their first rides behind the wheel. Act as a Role Model Teaching good drivin ..read more

Distracted driving is becoming one of the deadliest hazards on the road today, causing nearly 400,000 injuries and more than 3,400 deaths during 2016. For teens, the smartphone is the equivalent of alcohol or a drug, because the device is deadly when used behind the wheel. An always present phone, combined with inexperience and a youthful feeling of invincibility is the reason why younger drivers are at the highest risk for a crash. According to the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “teens were the largest age group reported as distracted at the tim ..read more

Parents are known to worry endlessly about their children from the moment they are born. When a teen starts driving, that round-the-clock worrying does nothing but intensify. Between the fear that teens are not yet confident drivers to the anxiety surrounding them driving with friends in the car, there’s no shortage of things to stress over when a teen gets behind the wheel. Thankfully, as parents, there are certain things to be done in order to prevent one of the largest teen driving issues: texting and driving. Texting and driving is not a subject to be taken lightly. In fact, each day ..read more

According to the Centers for Disease Control, nine people die every single day because of a distracted driver. While distracted driving encompasses any action that takes a driver’s eyes off the road, cell phones—especially smartphones—have contributed to the rise of distractions and to texting driving deaths. For teens, owning a smartphone is a rite of passage; Pew Research Center reports that “95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone.” And smartphone ownership for young adults ages 18 to 29 also proves that these devices are the new norm—only six percent of young adults don’t own ..read more

As you’re teaching your teenager driver to be safe behind the wheel, it’s important to understand the truth behind defensive driving. That means exploring both the positive and negative points to this method of driving to help your teen cultivate the best possible mindset surrounding safe driving, granting them the confidence to safely navigate the road. Below, read a range of facts and statistics centering around defensive driving and you may just be surprised at what you learn! What is Defensive Driving? Defensive driving is driving in a manner that utilizes safe driving strategies tha ..read more