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Teen Drivers
| Tue, 12-28-2010 - 12:39pm |
Parents who set firm rules, but do so in a helpful, supportive way, can reduce the likelihood of their teen getting into an auto accident by half and decrease rates of drinking and driving, two new studies find. Positive rule-setting can also increase the odds a teen will wear a seatbelt and lessen the likelihood of talking or texting on a cell phone while driving.
Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe- http://www.ivillage.com/firm-parents-keep-teen-drivers-safe/4-a-114607?ice=iv:mb:msg:kp
At what age did your teen start to drive?
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Wow! The driver ed teacher does the road test! I have never heard of that. Even 30 years ago, it wasn't like that here.
Here, the road tests plus the initial written test are conducted by an arms length agency,working for the ministry of transporation, with a set standard.
DD will be 17 in about 2 weeks.
Illinois became progressively stricter through the driving phases of my three boys and I admit I found it annoying. However, I do now see the value. My youngest at 19 has one moving violation and will lose his license if he has another in two years. It forces him to be extra careful which is good. Illinois also limits passengers and driving at night, etc. which is all good.
Our rules for new drivers are probably the strictest in North America.
Here, kids first have to take a written exam and pass with 80% before they can even start learning to drive. They have to be 16 to write the test.
It takes 8 to 12months as a minimun, after the kid passes the written test, when they can take their first road test. Before that, they can only drive with an experienced
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