Teen Driving

During the non-politically correct era of my teen driving experiences, the National Safety Council launched an advertising campaign that cautioned drivers to “Watch Out For The Other Guy”.  The message was pretty straightforward:  while you may be a safe driver who obeys all the rules of the road, there’s always some dauntless dude who believes to be above them.

Over the decades, adult apprehensions surrounding the issues of teen driving have changed as little as teens themselves.  And although cars today come with more safety features and although rules about teen driving are more rigidly enforced, millennium teens are bombarded with far more electronics to divert and distract, especially while driving.  It is not surprising, then, that driving distractions are becoming as serious a threat to teen safety as drugs and alcohol when it comes to inhibiting driving abilities. (more…)