Sears Driving School And Trucker Buddy - Teaching Teenagers Safe Driving Techniques

We've all seen the headlines of
teenage driving accidents and
deaths. One case involved a
teenage driver whose car went
airborne and crashed into trees
instantly killing two passengers and injuring the
driver and one other
passenger. It was determined
that the driver had been
drinking alcohol and texting
friends at the time of the accident. In another accident a
teenage passenger died in a car
driven by a 17 year old friend
when the driver swerved to
avoid hitting a deer and
slammed into a tree. In another case two teenagers
died in a car driven by a
teenage driver when the car
went off the road, hit the curb
and continued hitting several
trees before coming to a stop. The three other teenagers in
the vehicle survived with
injuries. One of the survivors
said the car had been going 99
miles per hour when it
crashed. This party of five had just left a party where they
had been drinking. These are
just a few of the headlines that
we see each day. There are several reasons why
teenagers have more accidents
than other age groups. One
reason is that they are
immature, inexperienced
drivers. They often either under estimate dangerous
situations or fail to recognize
hazardous situations until it is
too late. Many teenagers
follow too closely and fail to
maintain a safe distance behind other vehicles. Others drink
and drive or are distracted by
other situations. Teenagers need structured
driver education programs
which teach them not only the
driving rules, regulations and
the mechanics of how to drive
a car but how to avoid accidents as well. The
instruction can take place in a
classroom, in a vehicle, online
or any combination thereof.
Driving instruction should
include teaching them about hazardous traffic, road and
weather conditions and the
consequences of failing to do
so.