Teen Driving Facts You Should Know

Most parents do not speak to their teens about safe driving until a year or less before their teen receives a learners permit to drive. In a recent survey of parents by The Allstate Foundation on teen driving the following safety concerns were discovered:

Important Teen Driving Facts Every Parent Should Know

• Nearly 50% of parents polled think crashes involving teens result from drunk driving; in reality, the majority of crashes are caused by driver error, speeding and driving with distractions.
• While most parents surveyed feel prepared to teach their teens the rules of the road, 60% say they have never heard of or are only vaguley aware of the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) laws.
• Two-thirds of parents polled think teens in general are bad drivers, while 88% trust their own teens to drive safely.
• 54% of parents surveyed first talked about safe driving with their children at the ages of 14 to 15.