How are you teaching your teens to be safe, responsible drivers?
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How are you teaching your teens to be safe, responsible... - 7/21/2008 9:08:26 PM
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raspberry331
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How are you teaching your teens to be safe, responsible drivers?
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RE: How are you teaching your teens to be safe, respons... - 7/22/2008 12:35:38 AM
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Personally I believe the steps needed to teach teens to be safe, responsible drivers starts way before they even dream of driving! Back when they are preschoolers when we start teaching them basic responsibilities and how to keep themselves safe. I believe the more responsible the child, the more likely you are to have a responsible teen.
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RE: How are you teaching your teens to be safe, respons... - 7/22/2008 8:35:19 AM
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ahhh a new topic that we are starting to face in our home ;)
i have a 14 yo dd, and the first thing that i have told her is that there is no law stating that she must get her dl at 16 (LOL). we discuss the dangers and common irresponsible behaviors that are the norm ifor teenage driving. i have already set out groundrules as far as she will not be allowed to drive with other kids (except siblings possibly) for awhile at least until the responsibility is proven. we are quick to point out things on the road - as in irresponsible driving. the best time to show this is when i pick her up from middle school (which is right beside the high school) and she can see 1st-hand some of the crazy antics of peers just a couple of years older. i'm not sure that there is much more that we, as parents can do - other than talk to them and explain your worries, concerns, etc. after that, it is ultimately our responsibility to decide whether they are mature enough to drive - and in what circumstances they should be allowed to drive. and then, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY. i honestly have no idea how my parents made it through with us. i have always respected my parents, but even more now 
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RE: How are you teaching your teens to be safe, respons... - 7/22/2008 9:34:09 AM
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we are in the middle of this.
in some ways, my stepdaughter, now 16, is cautious and fearful, so we have that on our side. but on the other hand, she is i guess a typical teen and it can be a challenge to get her to have a good attitude about listening to wisdom.
we paid to have her attend a local driver ed class. for some reason, she really liked the class, and listened well. she is not often too excited about classroom-type things, so this was kind of a surprise.
she got the 'learner permit,' and we tried to give her a lot of time driving.
now, she has her regular license.
once she did, I made her this deal: i will giver her $50 for every month, in her first six months of driving, that she has no accident or ticket.
to me, i think this adds that level of attention and focus needed.
she earned this for the first two months. on june 1 and again on july 1, i gave her a fifty dollar bill.
this month, she accidently scooted up to the garage door too close and bent it (it is aluminum). so, no fifty.
reader's digest just came out with a couple articles on teen drivers. i offered her $10 each to read these and write me a report on what it said and how it relates to her.
we don't do too many rewards with money. but in this case, i really want to get her attention. it makes sense to me because that is exactly how a little fender-bender will affect me.
i believe she knows enough to not endanger someone's life, but it is the less dramatic, but potentuially expensive, things i worry abt.
also - we pay attn to how tired/fatigued she is. she may spend the nite at friends, and they may stay up late. if she seems really tired, we will say 'no driving.' she usually 'spills the beans' on herself by saying something abt how tired she is!
a few months ago, a kid we all know from the neighborhood (a poorly supervised kid who we would see generally wandering around at all hours) was racing once he got his license - he and another kid were racing, someone swerved out of the way, then another driver who did not see them coming ran off the road and was killed. this real-world event i think has made the danger real to our teenager, although maybe it is so 'different' from her that she does not quite see how dangerous it is to drive - your car could really hurt someone because of a moment's inattention.
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He will NOT be driving at 16yo!!! We are taking an unusual angle, though. We do a lot of bicycling. We do both long distance tours (200miles in 2 days this past May) and he is racing (sprint duathlons). He is getting to know the rules of the road by riding. Things like stopping distance--it's different on dry pavement vs wet, and how big of a gap in traffic he needs for a turn. Also, he's see first hand the effects of distracted drivers. It's going to be scarey when he gets behind the wheel, but I do think that he will be a good driver. He will be taking college classes this year as well as getting a part time job. I do see advantages to him learning to drive!
