Sometimes we talk to parents who insist they only want their student driver to do on-road instruction. They question the need to use simulation driving versus just getting on the road. The question I would ask is: “Why wouldn’t you want your child to learn in a safe...
Avoid tragedy by following these 5 rules for safer teen driving
The National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration wants to remind parents to discuss with their teens these five rules for safer driving. In 2020, 748 teen drivers died in crashes, and 2,276 teen drivers were involved in crashes where someone died. Safe...
When is a Teen Really Ready to be Licensed?
Multiple agencies and experts have studied driving safety and teenagers. While readiness remains a uniquely individual trait, we’ve found that when youth exhibit certain behaviors indicating maturity and responsibility, then they are more likely to be safe and...
Learning to Drive is a Process Not an Event
When people think about driver’s ed or learning to drive they think about it in terms of a class to be completed and a test to take. There is ample reason for people to have that belief because driver education typically is conducted in a classroom and includes only...
The Road to Competency
Driving is a life skill that requires education, training, and a lot of practice. Below is an explanation of each of the quadrants of the model above. Unconscious incompetence (inexperience) A student does not understand or know how to do something and does not...
‘Working Memory,’ Essential To Safe Driving, Linked To Teen Driving Crashes
[Posted on FORBES.com Sept 1029] Attempts to figure out why teen drivers are involved in so many motor vehicle crashes - it’s the leading cause of injury and death among 16- to 19-year-olds in the United States - have typically focused on their driving skills and...