I can’t believe only 48% of teens report talking on the cell phone while driving. My guess is the % is higher, they just don’t see this as risky behavior.
Parents who hand their teens off to school sponsored driver education or professional driving schools, then toss them the keys to a 4,000 lb “weapon” with little or no personal involvement shouldn’t be surprised when their kids’ crash cars, injure or kill themselves, their passengers and/or innocent third parties.
All states should have mandatory, parent-taught driver training (after appropriate parent training) with mandatory joint-testing and significant (50-100 hour minium) requirements for supervised behind-the-wheel training with parents.
At least parents will then know what to expect and if their children are aware of the responsibility driving an automobile carries with it.
Short of that the legal driving age should be 21.
As a father of 21 and 18 year old sons (both accident and violation-free), I can attest it really works! Too bad they’re still having to pay higher youthful operator rates based on the immature drivers and irresponsible parents who create these horrifying youthful driver statistics.
This is bunk! How long will we ascribe to useless studies??? Cell phones are the foes, but it’s not just the teenagers, it’s the parents that think they can drive 70 and talk on a cell phone. Make parents take a driving test while talking on their cell, and see how many pass.
Maybe some college should look at making this a study so we can all say wow.
Take advantage of parental involvement while you can. I’m sure we will see the “Privilege to drive” redefined by the courts as a “Right to drive” and parents wanting to be involved in their teenagers driving habits will be told they legally can’t because of the “Right to privacy”.
I am a truck driver and the biggest thing I see where parents can get involved is in their own driving habits. I have been passed on double solids near corners only to see a little head pop up from the back seat as to investigate what is going on. This is where children “learn” their aggressive driving style. If you drive like an idiot chances are so will you kids.
I can’t believe only 48% of teens report talking on the cell phone while driving. My guess is the % is higher, they just don’t see this as risky behavior.
Parents who hand their teens off to school sponsored driver education or professional driving schools, then toss them the keys to a 4,000 lb “weapon” with little or no personal involvement shouldn’t be surprised when their kids’ crash cars, injure or kill themselves, their passengers and/or innocent third parties.
All states should have mandatory, parent-taught driver training (after appropriate parent training) with mandatory joint-testing and significant (50-100 hour minium) requirements for supervised behind-the-wheel training with parents.
At least parents will then know what to expect and if their children are aware of the responsibility driving an automobile carries with it.
Short of that the legal driving age should be 21.
As a father of 21 and 18 year old sons (both accident and violation-free), I can attest it really works! Too bad they’re still having to pay higher youthful operator rates based on the immature drivers and irresponsible parents who create these horrifying youthful driver statistics.
This is bunk! How long will we ascribe to useless studies??? Cell phones are the foes, but it’s not just the teenagers, it’s the parents that think they can drive 70 and talk on a cell phone. Make parents take a driving test while talking on their cell, and see how many pass.
Maybe some college should look at making this a study so we can all say wow.
Take advantage of parental involvement while you can. I’m sure we will see the “Privilege to drive” redefined by the courts as a “Right to drive” and parents wanting to be involved in their teenagers driving habits will be told they legally can’t because of the “Right to privacy”.
I am a truck driver and the biggest thing I see where parents can get involved is in their own driving habits. I have been passed on double solids near corners only to see a little head pop up from the back seat as to investigate what is going on. This is where children “learn” their aggressive driving style. If you drive like an idiot chances are so will you kids.