Learn to Drive | Tips for Winter Driving Safe Kids USA is encouraging kids and parents to take part in an online survey aimed at educating kids about how to drive a car safely before they start driving a car.  Young drivers usually learn to drive in summer months and may not be prepared for winter driving

Learn to Drive:  4 Driving Myths that Can Kill Your Teen and What You Can Do to Save Them by Anne Marie Hayes I was shocked to find these things I assumed were true are, in fact, very dangerous and contribute to thousands of teen deaths every year.  Knowledge is power. 

Learn to Drive a Car  | Improve Your Driving Skills and Save Money on Car Insurance For teens that are learning how to drive a car the “Steer Clear Driver Program” is more than a safe driver discount  it’s a great opportunity to review and improve driving skills. Who can’t use a little refresher course?  And,

Learn to Drive | Drowsy Driving Common for Young Drivers Teenagers are not fully experienced in how to drive a car.  They have yet to encounter a drowsy driving situation so they are not able to recognize the signs and symptoms.  They are also inexperienced in anticipating a potential drowsy driving situation.   According

Learn to Drive | Heartbroken Family Seeks Cell Phone Ban for Drivers When teens are being taught how to drive a car they can deepen their learning by hearing about stories of other drivers who made mistakes when driving a car.  The stories can be about anyone … not just teens.  The following

Learn to Drive | Fatal Teen Crashes For U.S. teens not fully experienced in how to drive a car, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death accounting for more than one in three deaths in this age group.  Among teen drivers still learning how to drive a car, those at especially high risk

Learn to Drive – Factors Affecting Car Insurance Rates Teenagers learning how to drive a car are affected by many factors when obtaining car insurance . Expensive rates does not mean you got the teens the best policy. Therefore, always know the factors that determine the rates of insurance to get the best

Learn to Drive | Safe Kids USA to Target Teens Drivers Safe Passengers Today; Good Drivers Tomorrow WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Safe Kids USA with the support of the General Motors Foundation is launching Countdown2Drive, a national education program that is designed to equip teens ages 13 – 14 and

Learn to Drive – New Seatbelt Airbags There are 2 new types of seat belt airbags being introduced by car manufacturers.  Toyota has a front seat air bag system and Ford has a rear seat system.  Getting into the habit of wearing a seatbelt is essential for new drivers who are learning

Learn to Drive | Student Killed in Street Racing Crash By FRANK HEINZ The following news item is about teens who did not learn how to drive a car safely and how not to take foolish risks like not wearing a seatbelt when driving a car and racing. One Trimble Tech student was killed in

Learn to Drive | Program by Toyota and Discovery Education Program Includes Online and Classroom Approach to Help Teens Learn How to Drive a Car and Stay Safe Toyota and Discovery Education today announced the launch of Toyota Teen Driver, a new program that promotes responsible driving for teens as they learn how to

Learn to Drive | Grants for Programs on Learning How to Drive Safely Georgia high schools make headlines because teens die at the wheel. These often preventable tragedies are due to inexperience and not having learned how to drive a car safely.  When tragedy happens, student populations and communities are plunged into grief.  In an effort

Learn to Drive | B.R.A.K.E.S. Program Instructs Teen Drivers    The B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) teen safe-driving program is helping teens learn how to drive a car safely.  The program made its third and final West Coast visit this year at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.  With the help of NHRA, B.R.A.K.E.S.

Learn to Drive | U.S. DOT Campaign: “The Faces of Distracted Driving“ The U.S. Department of Transportation released new information on distracted driving, saying it killed nearly 5,500 people in 2009. Another 500,000 people were injured. Teens not fully experienced in how to drive a car are the most vulnerable since they have not developed

Learn to Drive | Programs to Reduce Riding with Alcohol-impaired Drivers Elder RW, Nichols JL, Shults RA, Sleet DA, Barrios LC, Compton R. Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Effectiveness of school-based health promotion programs for reducing drinking and driving and alcohol–involved crashes: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med 2005;28(5S):288–304. Fewer

Learn to Drive | Youth Drinking and Driving Bill Tabled on P.E.I. Last Updated: Monday, December 13, 2010 | 7:21 AM AT     CBC News P.E.I. is planning to raise the age for which it is illegal for young people to drive with any alcohol in their system.  The statistics show that many

Learn To Drive | One in Three Fatally Injured Drivers Tested Positive for Drugs Teens are not fully experienced in how to drive a car and are also not experienced in making the right decisions on using drugs. Driving a car and drugs are as lethal as alcohol and driving. Safety programs for

Learn To Drive | Help Your Teen Battle Peer Pressure and Drive Safely by:  Anne Marie Hayes Last week I attended a meeting of NOYS (National Organizations for Youth Safety) in Washington, D.C.  It was a great meeting that focused largely on teens learning how to drive a car because more teens and young

Learn to Drive | First Driving Lesson with Your Teen  by:  Anne Marie Hayes A learner’s permit means your teen can start learning how to drive a car – not driving a car.  The difference is – they need some time behind the wheel in a deserted parking lot, before they’re ready

Learn To Drive  | Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers Research done by the CDC  found  parents play a key role when their teens are learning how to drive a car.   They conducted a pilot study to determine what factors help teens to learn to drive safely.  Of all