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You are here : home > Teen Issues > Teen Problems > Does your teenager 'drive' you crazy?

Does your teenager 'drive' you crazy?

Does your teenager

Inculcate safe and responsible driving skills in your youngster.

Driving is serious business

Much before parents handover the car keys to their adolescent sons or daughters, they need to teach safe driving to their young ones. Parents need to address themselves to the driving skills of their children, mainly because rash driving is not a habit one can overlook. Like smoking, drinking and other habits that worry parents, unsafe and rash driving also needs parental attention, that too before it is too late.

Did you know?

Unsafe driving by irresponsible teenagers is a menace in all countries of the world. It is found that four out of every ten teen deaths are due to driving accidents. Research shows that teens meet with accidents after they jampack their vehicles with friends. The risk of an accident is reduced if the young one drives alone, that too in the daytime. Teens are pre-disposed to taking risks and exhibiting reckless driving. Statistics show that teens are the most likely to speed a vehicle. And the combination of loud music, friends and recklessness proves fatal while driving. Parents therefore must discourage their youngsters from late night driving.

Limit your child's time behind the wheel

While a parent must discourage late night driving, even morning driving must be fixed within parameters. For instance, never let the youngster drive after taking any intoxicating drink. Make it a rule, a value to be cherished all throughout life. Never ever listen to your teenager's heroic tales of driving in tricky situations. If the youngster is inexperienced, do not allow him or her to drive for long distances.

For example, if your son doesn't want to wear a helmet, in order to keep his hairstyle intact, be firm and lay down ground rules in advance. Take away the motorbike if he insists on not wearing the safety helmet.

Be a role model

Parents should also be responsible while driving. They should make sure they wear their seat belts, never drink while driving, never drive over the speed limit, never cut lanes and treat traffic rules lightly. If parents set the right precedent, children would be more prone to driving responsibly when they take to the wheel.

License should never be fake

Some parents even encourage their children to start driving early. They don't mind if their teenager fakes his or her date of birth on a driving license, in order to start driving a year before the legally permissible age. Never allow such irresponsible and illegal behavior. For it is the question of your teenager's life and of course many other lives he or she might play with.


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some one
some one.14 years ago
what if your mother wont stop yelling in your ear on what to do while driving about how your doing everything wrong? what if she doesnt give you a chance ?
 
 
 
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Tieasia
Tieasia.14 years ago
i think this is something a teenager can think about and learn from
 
 
 
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Cheyanne
Cheyanne.14 years ago
i think that this web page is a great idea because it can help your teenagers do the ight thing and that thier parents wont have to yell at them when they drive without a license or have a fake one.
 
 
 
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Melody Spencer
Melody Spencer.14 years ago
i think that this page is fantastic because it sounds cool and it can help your teenagers do the right thing.
 
 
 
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Potato_bou
Potato_bou.14 years ago
some of these things are just kinda old for a teen. if you want us to learn... teach us something we haven't heard a million times.
 
 
 
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who am I ? an Idea
who am I ? an Idea.14 years ago
my bestfriend's dad just gifted her brother with a car on his 21st birthday and he has given me copule of lifts here and there since getting his licence at 19. i think that believing and trusting is a key thing on the road and yes - the golden rule safety
 
 
 
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apple
apple.14 years ago
proper prevention should be taken to stop this problem.
 
 
 
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apple
apple.14 years ago
proper prevention should be taken to stop this problem.
 
 
 
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