I Educate & Support Parents
Parents Are Key
The following pages were created for those that educate or support people in their role as "parents" of teens. Research tells us that most car crashes are preventable, not accidents waiting to happen. Research also proves that involved parents matter and can significantly reduce crash risk. Your role is vital - to work with parents to reinforce how important they are to keeping teen drivers safe.
When you get parents on board to talk with their teens about how to become responsible, skilled drivers and to establish firm "house rules" for safe driving, you are helping to prevent teen car crashes. The relationships you have developed with parents make you a trusted messenger for the research-based information, educational resources, and communication tools found on this site.
Thank you for spreading the word about teen driver safety. Keep checking the site for additional research findings, training materials, and community action campaigns that can help you communicate with parents to help them reach out to their children.
Learn More:
- Help Parents Support Their Teens
- Enhance Their Education
- GDL Makes It Easier for Parents
- Facts About Teen Driving
- Strategies for Getting the Message Across
- Teach Parents to Be Teachers
- Help Parents Spread the Word
Just one teen passenger doubles the risk a teen driver will get into a fatal crash; three or more passengers quadruples the risk.
Downloadable Tools
- Parents Teaching Teens to Drive: The Adolescent Perspective (2011)
- Miles to Go: Establishing Benchmarks for Teen Driver Safety (2011)
- Module 1 - Let Driving Laws Be Your Guide
- Parent/Teen Activity: Parents Are The Best Safety Feature
- Fact Sheet: Parenting Tips to Keep Teen Drivers Safe
- Fact Sheet: Developing Driving Experience
