By Kaaleen J. For as long as I can remember my grandfather has rarely warn a seatbelt. Whether it was a long road trip to Niagara Falls, a short drive over to the convenience store to buy a lottery ticket he would almost never wear it. When I was young I learned about what could happen if […]
By Lola Waheed On Sunday, September 27th, 2015, there was a collision between an SUV and minivan in Vaughan. Daniel Neville-Lake (9), his brother, Harrison (5), sister Milly (2), and grand-father, Gary Neville (65) were killed. The children’s grandmother and great-grandmother were also in the vehicle, and are currently in stable condition. According to a […]
By Rosie P. I have a provisional license, so I’m allowed to drive on highways, but the thought of merging into fast-moving traffic, dealing with huge tractor trailers, missing my exit or changing lanes at 100 kph (60 MPH) scared me. So I avoided the freeways and took the long, scenic routes instead.
You may not want your teen to learn to drive until they’re 25! But f you delay teaching how to drive a car you’ll lose most of your impact as coach and monitor.
Tyler implores teens learning how to drive a car to speak up if a supposedly cool driver is driving a car dangerously. He encourages teens to wear a seatbelt.
When teens learn to drive they can deepen their understanding of how to drive a car safely by hearing the stories of mistakes made by others when driving a car.
Experience in how to drive a car safely is acquired with practice. Parents need to practice driving a car with their teen as well as provide a good example.
A news item about teens who did not learn how to drive a car safely and how not to take foolish risks like not wearing a seatbelt and racing.
These campaigns are part of a growing concern about the need for teens to learn how to drive a car in a safe and responsible manner.
PEI plans to raise the age for zero alcohol limit when driving a car. Teens, even by age 19, have not yet learned how to drive a car safely and responsibly.
As you teach your teen how to drive a car be aware of the deadly driving games teens play while driving a car and the thousands of teens who die playing them.
Practice now when you are learning how to drive a car so when you graduate to driving a car solo it will be a habit. Put it on your Learn to Drive checklist.
Teens Learn to Drive is a Canadian non-profit organization focused on reducing death and serious injury on the roads.
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