National Teen Driver Safety Week 2013

Next week (October 20 – 26, 2013) is National Teen Driver Safety Week. The idea is to get teens from all across America to team up to tackle the greatest danger they face—vehicle crashes.

This year's theme is "It Takes Two: Shared Expectations for Teens and Parents for Driving." Part of the program is advocacy for 65+ hours of supervised driving practice for new drivers. While supervised driving practice is important, it's not the end of the story. Studies suggest that teen drivers often underestimate their level of driving experience and conflate the mere acquisition of a driver license with driving competence. It is critical, then, that parents remain engaged and supportive of their child's new responsibility.

In light of next week's event, there couldn't be a better time to encourage your students (or a family member or friend) to pick up a copy of Traffic Safety Consultants' outstanding parent-teen driving guide, Teach Your Teen to Drive…and stay alive. This fantastic parent-teen guide provides life-saving tips and easy-to-follow, structured exercises to reduce the stress factors associated with the up to 60 hours of supervised driving practice that's required by all 50 states.

If your stock of books is running low, or to get started with this excellent product, contact our Director of Affiliate Operations, Gloria Verver, for great affiliate pricing (via email or by calling 800 . 252 . 9488). Of course, you can always order via Amazon.com as well.

So…what are you waiting for? Let's get together and save some lives!