Whether you're a parent who is anxiously anticipating your teen's novice driving experience, a family looking for guidance during the minimum two-year process a new driver goes through, or a teen unfamiliar with the surprisingly high risks that teenagers face behind the wheel, our Family Guide is intended to be helpful to everyone involved. Our purpose is to take any anxiety and uncertainties you may feel and replace them with specific actions you can take to manage the risks of teen driving in your family.

Contents of Teen Driver: A Family Guide to Teen Driver Safety
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Cover and Contents (PDF, 1MB)

• Contents
• Our Purpose
• Quick Start

Section 1
Manage Your Teen Driver's Experience:
From Beginner to Independent Driver.

Section 2
The Learning Phase "A Supervised Apprentice":
Learning to drive; getting a permit; mastering the skills; and practice, practice, practice.

• The Permit Process
• The Role of Driver Education
• Learning to Drive and Supervised Practice

Section 3
The Provisional Phase "A Trusted Intermediate":
Understand the risks of being a novice teenage driver.

• A Passenger Restriction
• A Nighttime Restriction

Section 4
Risks from Choices We Make: Unsafe Driving Behaviors
Understand the risks of choosing to drive unsafely.

• Seat Belts—Every Trip, Every Occupant, Every Time
• No Alcohol or Drugs
• No Speeding
• Don't Drive Distracted
• Stay Alert—A Caution about Drowsy Driving
• Stay Cool—No Reckless Driving

Section 5
Promoting Compliance with Privileges and Consequences:
Your family's management of your teen's driving experience.

• Setting Expectations—The Parent/Teen Agreement
• The Effect of Your State Law
• Advice from a Cop: Enforcing Teen Driver Safety
• Insurance Rates: Another Cost of Crashes

Appendix(PDF, 356k)
Resources and References