Take Action to Reduce Teen Driving Deaths

Find out how to lobby for strict laws and get tough at home.

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What can you do to help reduce the number of teen driving deaths in your state? Plenty! Start by spelling out the danger to your kids. Get tough at home by making sure your teen always wears a seat belt and doesn’t drive late at night. Follow our tips to teach your teen to drive.

Next, do your part to lobby for stricter state laws. Visit congress.org to find your state legislator and join Reader’s Digest in the fight to make driving safer for teens by downloading a letter you can send.

Check out the resources below for more information.

Driving Skills for Life
This site features tips and an educational game designed to teach safe driving skills.

Road Ready Teens
You’ll find AAA-sponsored driving guides for parents and teens, an educational game and more.

A Look at Graduated Drivers Licenses (GDLs)
Get answers to many of your questions about GDL laws from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plus print an informative brochure.

Partners for Safe Teen Driving
Get safety tips, see more resources and debunk five common myths about teen driving.

From Reader's Digest - August 2008
 
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By ashokkumarsingh, on 02/05/2009
One of the things I'm doing is sharing Reader's Digest! Kids often reject parental wisdom. . .that's part of growing up and establishing independence. But we started early with our teen. She was given a used golf cart for a pre-teen birthday. She gets to drive it on marked trails. We demonstrate the effects of mistakes. We work on self-esteem and peer influence. And we don't plan to buy her an eye-candy car! Parents who give kids dream machines frequently find themselves living a nightmare.

By katiewont, on 10/22/2008
How about we reduce highway deaths - period? If teens began driving with responsible habits instilled in them, there would not be this problem. But our society treats operating a motor vehicle just like we do sex and drinking: it's soooooooooo much fun and everyone should just enjoy themselves!

By tinaturner, on 08/14/2008
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