Category Archives: Child Safety

Shocking Stat: Night-time fatal crash rates for 16-year-olds are about twice as high as during the day. The number one rule of safe driving is a simple one: Teens should never move the vehicle anywhere unless they look first and … Continue reading →

Shocking Stat: Teens ages 16 to 19 years old are four times more likely to crash per mile driven than older drivers. For effective learning, don’t just talk and instruct your teen driver — listen too. Communication is key to … Continue reading →

When teens negotiate their own set of car keys, parents worry that they’ve said goodbye to all control. It’s true that teens experience a new sense of freedom when they get their licenses. But they often don’t understand the responsibilities … Continue reading →

If you’ve been out on the roads, you know that not everyone drives well. Some people speed aggressively. Others wander into another lane because they aren’t paying attention. Drivers may follow too closely, make sudden turns without signaling, or weave … Continue reading →

When teenagers take the wheel, parents can follow them without appearing in the rearview mirror – or even leaving the house – thanks to some new spy technology. Devices that track how fast and how far young drivers go is … Continue reading →

Fact: Parents have a large potential role to play in their teens driving. Parents are role models and teens’ watch their behaviors and actions in the car starting at a young age. Backing up is both easy and hard to … Continue reading →

Newer model used cars are more affordable these days, and they depreciate more slowly than a new car. They are also less expensive to insure than a brand new car, which is a big concern for parents and teens. Follow … Continue reading →

Fact, each year nearly 40,000 people die on America’s highways. Fact, each year there are more than 2,300,000 disabling injuries as a result of a collision. Fact, ONE out of every NINE licensed drivers will have a collision THIS YEAR! … Continue reading →