October 18-24 is Teen Driving Safety Week. As the mom of a 16 year old son, teen driving safety is a common topic of discussion around our house. My friends at ThinkBeforeYouDrive.org have some easy tips for you to share with your teen drivers to help them be safe drivers.
“Would you do it in the shower?” Ask yourself this question every time you start an activity behind the wheel. Would you eat, text, talk on the phone or change a CD in the shower? Then you probably shouldn’t be doing it behind the wheel either, right?!
Know Point B. You should have a good idea of how to get to your destination before revving up the engine. There’s nothing more distracting than trying to follow directions when you’re driving down the freeway. Make sure to check weather and road conditions as well.
Manage your time so that you do not have to multi-task or drive aggressively on the road.
Save your concentration for the road, not a conversation. The road is not the place to have a serious conversation with your passengers. Check your emotions at the door as well.
Drive Safe!
Modern life is more distracting than ever before, so we need to teach our kids basic driving safety and how to practice it constantly. Amazing post!