Getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage for teenagers, but it also marks the start of their most dangerous years on the road. Teen drivers have much higher crash rates than adults. Fortunately, there are ways parents can help to reduce the risks. This video highlights the stories of three teens whose lives ended too soon and examines common factors such as inexperience, immaturity, and speeding that lead to many crashes involving young, novice drivers.
Teens interviewed speak frankly about their driving habits. They recount crashes and near misses. They describe minding their manners when grown-ups are along for the ride but relaxing the rules when they’re with friends.
Institute experts provide insight into the crucial role parents play by enforcing their state’s graduated licensing laws, establishing their own rules, and providing plenty of supervised time behind the wheel.
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18:28 ??? wtf, how is he saying that while smiling???
It’s not funny! When I was barely 18, as an inexperienced driver, a situation came up that I couldn’t handle, I over corrected. The truck I was driving rolled. My baby daughter, Tammy, 10 months old, DIED. There were no safety devices back then ei seatbelts and safety baby car seats. Everything safety wise is available to you now and your parents, all your childhood, made sure you were buckled in! Honour them and keep doing it!
I am old now and I know for a fact that you pay the price in your mind for the rest of your life. You carry that with you like a heavy backpack forever. Just a terrible terrible situation to be involved in, when someone dies or is handicapped in some way for life. Plus so many people suffer the horrendous loss: parents,grandparents, extended family and on and on. Please be smart.
I was 16 with a van and had 6 other people in my car. The only time it's risky is when dumb ass parents think it's a great idea to give their snot nosed idiot children a car
Haha the teenagers featured here are my generation of people. Me wasn't invited on the show though, fortunately. Welcome to late 20s and hope they are all matured up now.
They rly tryna say how dumb we are by showing us teens with a mindset of a 3rd grader, how about actually teach us how to drive safer
Jeez how did they manage to find the dumbest teenagers ever to show for this 20 minute long video. Like they definitely purposely put the dumb teens in and just cut out the ones with common sense. This video is like 10 years old which can explain why there might be a bias in it
18:28 wtf and this is the same person who said he almost ran over a person last week, dudes probably in jail right now today
Drivers Ed brought me here
Great video; trying to slowly teach my wife who grew up in an area where woman rarely drive and mass transit more utilized as well as a relative that is a functional disabled adult but had not driven for many years. Everyone’s learning ability is different but technology has only added to every ones distractions. I grew up in a time of less limits (and yes perhaps unfair); but risks in my time and surroundings were limited. I began driving at 8 but only on private rural land and those lessons were short but taught me to be scared frankly. I am not advocating teaching people that young to drive
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