The Best Books To Help You Keep Your Teen Drivers Safe On The Road
Learning to drive is an exciting rite of passage, it’s the first of a string of events that your teen will experience as
they grow from child to adult. With the excitement of learning to drive and a shiny new car, preaching the dangers of driving may seem like just another killjoy in the life of a teen. Sadly, in 2015 a total of 2,333 teens were killed in motor accidents. It’s so important to educate new drivers about how they can protect themselves while driving. The prospect of teaching your teen to become a safe driver is a daunting one but there are so many brilliant books and self-help guides to help ease you both into the transition.
Preparation Is Key for Teen Drivers
The ‘Teens Learn To Drive Corporation’ found that the average driver needs around 100 hours of practice on the road in the first year of driving. Their book ‘The Three Keys To Keeping Your Teen Alive’ contains 25 structured driving lessons for you to teach your teen how to drive. Sharing a few simple teen safety driving tips with your teen can be the difference between life and death.
Car Insurance is a must. The whole idea of researching car insurance policies can be daunting for your teen. They will need a little help with them too. Explaining the importance of insurance would also be something to talk to them about. Consumer Reports has a very good article on car insurance. Maybe have them read a little about it.
What Can You Do To Protect Your Teen Drivers?
The Elkins brothers ‘Teach Your Teen To Drive…And Stay Alive’ claims that by helping your teen learn to drive, you can reduce the risk of collisions by 33%. This book covers each state’s teen driving laws as well, so no matter where you are, this book will have you covered. Undoubtedly, the most dangerous distraction for drivers is smartphones. It’s so important to teach your teens that cell phones should be kept out of reach while driving and that life is worth far more than a Facebook Upload. The latest Apple update even offers a Do Not Disturb While Driving mode, so drivers can easily remain distraction-free.
The Dangers Of Peer Pressure
Teens are under immense pressure from their friends to drive in a certain way. ‘The Driving Book: Everything New Drivers Need To Know But Don’t Know To Ask’ will provide your teen with advice on the psychological effects of driving such as how to cope with peer pressure from friends. The Center For Disease Control and Prevention found that teen drivers in vehicles carrying one or more teen passengers were more likely to be involved in a collision. The excitement of being able to drive for the first time can lead to new drivers making some catastrophic mistakes, but it doesn’t have to be this way. There are many Safe Driving tips your new Driver should learn, they need to take the time to learn. Driving is such an everyday occurrence that it is easy to forget just how dangerous it is but a new driver can never be too cautious on the road, after all, it’s a matter of life and death.
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