Road Rules: Teaching Your Teen to Be a Good Driver Teen drivers
have the highest accident and fatality rates of any age group.
If you're the parent of a young driver, you can help protect
your teen by learning about the problem and taking steps to
decrease your teenager's risk of injuries in a car crash. Teens
face an increased risk of car accidents for many reasons: Lack
of experience and judgment; According to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 16-year-old drivers are five
times more likely to have an accident than 18-year-old drivers.
Overestimating their driving abilities Speeding and driving too
fast for traffic and weather conditions Drinking and driving Not
wearing a seat belt Inattention, often caused by other young
people in the car; With two or more passengers, the fatal crash
risk for 16- to 19-year-old drivers is more than five times
greater than it is when they're driving alone, according to the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Doing a lot of night
driving Talking on a cel