1 / 18

Is Your Teen Ready to Drive

BeamaLife compares top 100 US life insurance company to find best, cheap and most affordable term, whole and universal life insurance quotes and rates. http://www.beamalife.com

beamalife
Télécharger la présentation

Is Your Teen Ready to Drive

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  2. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • For your teen, getting a driver's license is a milestone on the road to independence. But before you hand over the keys, make sure your teen has the education and experience necessary to become a safe and responsible driver. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  3. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Know the rules • In an effort to reduce the number of accidents caused by young drivers, most states have enacted some form of graduated licensing that requires teens to gradually earn full driving privileges. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  4. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Under a typical graduated driver's licensing (GDL) program, once a learner's or instructional permit is issued, a teen must take an approved driver's education course and complete a certain number of hours of adult-supervised driving before taking a road test to obtain an intermediate or provisional license. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  5. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • A permanent license is issued only after the teen has completed any additional requirements and has remained accident and conviction free for a certain period (e.g., 12 months) or until he or she has reached age 18. • Keep in mind, though, that regulations vary from state to state. When it's time for your teen to get a learner's permit, contact the appropriate department in your state to find out what requirements your teen will need to fulfill. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  6. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Put yourself in the passenger seat • Completing a state-mandated driver's education course is an important first step, but it won't instantly turn your teen into a good driver. Your teen also needs plenty of practice behind the wheel accompanied by you or another experienced adult driver. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  7. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Here are a few tips that can help you and your teen make the most of your practice time together: • Plan each lesson, and keep them short at first (10-15 minutes). Progress to longer sessions as your teen gains confidence. • Practice in vacant parking lots and on familiar roads in low traffic areas until your teen obtains basic driving skills. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  8. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Gradually expose your teen to a variety of driving conditions, including rain, nighttime driving, and highway travel. • Keep stress under control by being patient and giving your teen positive feedback. Both you and your child are likely to be anxious, and staying positive can help diffuse tension. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  9. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • If you find that you don't have the time or temperament to teach your teen to drive, consider hiring a professional driving instructor. A professional instructor is familiar with teaching inexperienced teens and can help your child stay calm and focused. He or she can also objectively evaluate whether your teen is ready for a driver's license. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  10. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Set some ground rules • According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, injury from motor vehicle crashes is the leading cause of death among teens. This is a scary statistic for any parent, and one that highlights the importance of making sure your child is really ready for a license. • Inexperience and immaturity are the two main reasons teen drivers are involved in accidents. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  11. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • But you can help your teen come home safely by setting some ground rules: • Limit the number of teen passengers your child can transport. When friends are in the car, your teen may become distracted or feel pressured to show off by speeding or driving aggressively. • Allow your teen to drive to certain places (e.g., school or work) but not to parties or on other outings with friends. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  12. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Set a driving "curfew" to limit the amount of time your teen spends behind the wheel at night when accidents are statistically more likely to occur. • Limit the amount of time your teen spends driving unsupervised in bad weather conditions. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  13. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Insist that your teen wear a seat belt and make sure your teen understands that any passengers must buckle up too. • Talk to your teen about the dangers of drinking and driving, as well as the penalties for doing so, and remind him or her not to ride with a friend who has been drinking. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  14. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Monitor your teen's driving skills • Even after obtaining a license, your teen will still need plenty of supervision. Closely monitor your teen until he or she develops the judgment necessary to consistently make good driving decisions. Here are some ways you can help your teen become a more responsible and skillful driver: • Enroll your teen in advanced driving courses www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  15. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Continue to teach your teen defensive driving skills, such as giving wide berth to aggressive drivers and a keeping a safe distance behind other vehicles. New drivers are often focused on the road and may underestimate the importance of watching other drivers. • Ask your teen to drive whenever you're going somewhere together and praise him or her for showing good judgment behind the wheel. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  16. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • If your teen gets a ticket for a traffic violation, treat it very seriously. Speeding is a primary cause of accidents involving teens. • Whenever your teen rides along with you, explain why you are doing certain things as you drive (e.g., "I'm looking both ways even though the light is green in case someone is running a red light"). www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  17. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? • Call your insurer • Some insurers will want you to add your teen to your policy as soon as he or she gets a learner's permit, while others will let you wait until your teen has a driver's license. Your premium will go up, so find out if your insurer offers discounts if your teen is a good student or if he or she completes a driver's education or defensive driving course. www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

  18. Is Your Teen Ready to Drive? www.BeamaLife.com | 1-866-972-3262

More Related