Car accidents are the leading cause of deaths for teenagers in the United States, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How must parents manage this stage of their teens' coming of age? It is an effort which takes patience, knowledge and time. The effective tips given below can help.
Before a teenager gets a copy of a driver's license, parents must come to an arrangement about how often, when and for what the youth will be permitted to drive the vehicle. No standards about this have been set. Parents decide to depend on their community, leisure interests and lifestyle of the family and the activities of the teenagers.
Teens also must be informed about safe and careful driving. Car crashes are the top cause of deaths among teens in the United States. In fact, according to Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, in 2014, 2,270 teenagers ages 16 - 19 in the US were killed, and 221,313 teenagers were rushed to the hospital for injuries underwent in car accidents.
The majority of teenage car crashes, including dangerous ones, does not blame to drugs or alcohol, as several netizens believe. The accidents are due substantially to distraction, reckless driving, and speeding.
To prevent teens from involving to more car accidents, they must remember and consider all these things below. The teens must always be guided by their parents.
- A new teenage driver must be allowed to drive together with other teenage passengers till the teen is experienced in driving. Some states in the United States have included this restriction into their teenager driving statutes.
- New teen drivers must be at first limited to drive in lesser safe conditions. Several states also in America restrict nighttime driving for newly licensed teenage drivers. When a teenager got recently licensed, limit the driving during bad weather at the first several months.
- Teenage drivers should not be allowed to use cellphones or any gadgets while behind the wheel. Multitasking is not suitable for teenagers or anyone driving a car.
Teens dream about driving a car and getting a driver's license. Getting that official card of identification inserted in their personal wallets officially opens a whole new world of responsibilities, freedom, and choices.
These are the perfect time for teenagers to know the whole truth and accountability of driving a vehicle. Neale Godfrey has a reminder for all parents with newly licensed teenage drivers. She said in Forbes to always remember the words of Mark Van Doran, the great professor, and poet, "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."
