High Performance Teen Defensive Driving

12/12/2023

9 times out of 10 when I ask kids how to judge following distance they reference car lengths. Usually 1-2 car lengths.

Here’s a good summary of using stationary objects to confirm following distance.

https://www.travelers.com/resources/auto/travel/3-second-rule-for-safe-following-distance #:~:text=The%20Three%2DSecond%20Rule,minimum%20three%2Dsecond%20following%20distance.&text=Determining%20the%20three%2Dsecond%20gap%20is%20relatively%20easy.

Help prevent rear end collisions by minding the distance between your car and other cars on the road. Learn about the 3-second rule for following distance.

09/28/2023

https://www.nsc.org/ntdsw?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GOV%201124902&utm_content=

The National Safety Council is the leading nonprofit safety advocate. We focus on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.

09/23/2023

It is never too early, or too often, to discuss safe driving habits with your teen. As a parent, help keep your teen safe as they start navigating their new role as a driver. Sign up now for free resources. Help your teen always make it home safe.

09/01/2023

Every 79 seconds, someone in the U.S. is killed or injured by drunk driving – and the number has been on the rise. This weekend make sure you plan ahead for a safe way home, which could include a designated driver, rideshare service, or public transit. If you drink, don't drive.

08/15/2023

08/15/2023

https://www.newsweek.com/father-kills-driver-who-ran-over-his-son-fatal-crash-sheriff-1819709

A North Carolina father has been charged with murder after fatally shooting the driver who hit and killed his son, according to the local sheriff's office.

08/15/2023

If you're driving behind a bus, allow a greater following distance than if you were driving behind a car. NEVER pass a school bus from behind or from either direction if you're on an undivided road.

Leave early, slow down, arrive safely. Repost these school bus safety tips in your community.

07/21/2023

https://fb.watch/lVKWE4vUJX/?mibextid=HSR2mg

06/18/2023

Patience!!!

05/05/2023

The consequences of making a poor decision and driving. Reinforcing the level of maturity and responsibility required early in the driving journey is important.

“We grieve with Paul and Andrea’s family and are so sorry for what our daughter did to them. We can’t be sorry enough. This harassment has to stop though,” he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

05/03/2023

Talking to our kids about the risks and impacts to their lives is critical in their teen years of driving. Prayers to the families impacted by this tragedy.

Authorities say three teens died in a rollover crash with another sent to the hospital.

04/28/2023