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Set a Good example for your Teen Driver
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Parents play a critical role in preventing distracted driving. Here are tips you can use related to this key part of driving safety.
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lays out strict rules related to distraction.
Explain to your teen driver how to minimize various potential distractions, such as eating, drinking, chatting with a passenger, reading a map, personal grooming, reaching for things in the car, or looking at people or objects unrelated to the driving task.
When you are supervising your teen’s practice driving, stay off the phone and help your teen pay attention to the road. Don’t make electronic distractions an acceptable part of driving.
Prohibit your teen from riding with teen drivers
or transporting other teens during the learning- to-drive process. One of the most dangerous
sources of distraction for teen drivers, whether due
to horseplay, loud music, rowdy behavior or peer pressure, is teen passengers. A AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found that carrying passengers, particularly other teens, greatly increases crash rick
for drivers under age 18. Ohio driver licensing rules allownomorethanonenon-familypassengerCfoRrASH drivers holding a probationary license for less tDhRaInVER 12 months unless supervised by a parent, guarNdEiaRnVOUS or legal custodian, and allow no more passengSePrsEEDING than seat belts thereafter.
Like the old saying goes, “monkey see, monkey do,” how you behave behind the wheel reflects on what type of driver your teenager will be. Below is some great information from the AAA website. While none of us are perfect drivers, this does help make us more aware of how our actions could affect our teenagers’ driving habits.
• Start by setting a good example with your own driving. As your teen pays more attention to your behavior behind the wheel, you don’t want to pass on bad habits. Keep your mobile devices stowed and focus on driving.
• Asyoubegintopracticedrivingwithyourteen,do not allow a cell phone to be used in the vehicle by you or your teen; make an effort to block out other distractions. Also, before your teen starts driving solo, adopt a Parent-Teen Driving Agreement that
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