[disclaim]This is a sponsored post on behalf of SheSavvy and The National Safety Council.[/disclaim]
This month is Global Youth Safety Month, and in honor of that, I want to share with you how to keep new teen driver’s safe.
Our 16-year-old daughter has had her learner’s permit for a few months. She doesn’t feel like she’s in a hurry to take the next step, so we practice often. Â I want her to feel confident and not inexperienced when it’s time to drive alone. Â Did you know that car crashes are the #1 killer for teens? It’s not because they are taking more risks. It’s because they are inexperienced behind the wheel.
That first year of driving can be the most dangerous. Â One of the biggest distractions for teen drivers is other teen passengers. Â Just one teen passenger raises the chance of a fatal crash by 44%, two doubles the risk, and three or more quadruples the crash risk. Other risks are:
- Inexperience.
- Driving too fast.
- Driving at night, between 9 PM an Midnight.
- Not using seat belts.
We, as parents, are our teen drivers #1 influencer when it comes to driving. Â There are things we can do to help them be safe and responsible drivers.
- Drive how you want your teen to drive. Â Show them by example the safe ways to drive like no hard stops.
- Set rules and stick to them like not answering the phone while driving.
- Ride with your teen often.
- Practice, practice, practice driving with your teen even AFTER they get their license.
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DriveitHOME.org is a wonderful resource to help you keep your teen driver safe. Â They offer tips, videos, and even a Digital Driving Coach with 30-minute weekly lessons delivered directly to your inbox to help teach your teen driver.
If you know other parents with new teen drivers, share Steer Your Teen Down the Right Road with them. Â It’s a free power point presentation that educates parents on continuing to teach their teen drivers.
Even after our daughter moves up to a driver’s license, I plan to continue working with her to practice her driving skills.  If you have a teen driver or will have one, make sure you stay involved with their driving experience. Continue to practice with them even AFTER they get their license.
17 comments
These are awesome tips for parents with teenage drivers. It is so important that we show our children how we want them to drive. They will indeed pay attention to our habits. Thanks for sharing the tips.
My stepson got his license about a year and a half ago. I think I got a few grey hairs in the process LOL.
This is so important! I remember when I got my license about 10 years ago, I was so nervous and not confident at all. That is one of the things that parents can make sure they do for their teens is buildup their confidence. Once that is established, everything else will inevitably fall into place! Congrats to your daughter! Drive safely!
We aren’t quite there yet but I am so super nervous about it when it happens! This is great to know and be prepared for!
This post is important and teens must read this. I believe parents should share this to their kids after getting license, just to remind them of what to do.
Wow those are some scar numbers. I will def be using these tips when little guy gets a license. Now I am scared hopefully by the time he drives they make a car with a bubble around it.lol
These are great tips for parents with teens. My friend’s son will start driving soon so I’ll definitely share this post with her.
Great post. When my son started driving I was a nervous wreck. His problem was he liked to be a bit heavy footed. After he found out he had to start paying for the tickets and HIGH insurance. That problem stopped.
When my oldest got her license we made her take a driving course and then she bought her own vehicle.
Here we have a graduated drivers license and there are a ton of rules they have to follow (many you listed above actually) and after they have been driving for 2 years they have to re-do their test to get their graduated license.
As a parent its daunting but teaching them to be responsible and safe is the best thing!
Great tips for parents with teens! I think its very important to communicate with teens about safety
This is very important information and definitely worth sharing!
Thank you.
I agree: NO passengers! 🙂
These are great tips, my teen will be 14 in a few months, ugh! Time flies. I will have to consider this info in a couple of years. Can’t believe how fast kids grow!
We only have 6 more months and yes I am frightened. lol
Love these tips!! I am so nervous for the days that my kids start to drive, hopefully I can stay calm through it.
These are all great tips and are very important to follow. When my youngest daughter got her license she wanted to take her friends everywhere. I wouldn’t let her until I was confident she was practicing safe driving as a new driver.
I’m on my 2nd of 3 teen boys getting licenses back to back years. I did parent taught drivers ed and drug it out the entire year after they had their permit. Even after they get their license I am constantly on them about safety issues from too many passengers, curfew, seat belts and of course alcohol. I even gave my oldest a ticket for no seat belt when I caught him out without his on one day lol.
My son just graduated 5th grade today and at first I was thinking, “Oh, I have long time to go for this. BUT elementary school flew by so my little man driving will be here before I know it – ahhhhhh!