Teen Driving Deadliest in Summer
by Danielle Wood
Already worried about your teen's driving prowess? Well, here's another thing to keep you up at night: a new report shows that July and August are the deadliest months for teen driving. Car crashes are the number one killer of this age group all year long, but summer statistics could make even the bravest parental soul's hair stand on end.
Reader's Digest just hit the stands with a new article, complete with the best and worst states for teen drivers. They rank every state in the Union on the everything from how hard kids have to hustle in order to get behind the wheel, to whether or not seatbelt laws are enforced. Bad news for parents in Montana, Mississippi, and Arkansas: these states rank amongst the worst, and also make the Top 10 for most teenage driving fatalities. On the flip side, Alaska, California, and Delaware are considered the safest states for teen drivers.
Still sore about the rates you're paying to insure yoru kid? Well, car insurance companies may indeed be evil, but there's some method behind their madness: the crash rate for 16-year-olds is almost double the rate for 19-year-olds.
Only 20% of today's high schools offer Driver's Ed, compared with 90% in the 1980s, which means that the burden of keeping kids safe falls squarely on parents' shoulders, for the most part. Here are 5 things you should know to keep your kid out of trouble:
1) Teach Them to Slow Down: Easier said than done. But consider this: speeding is a factor in 35% of all car crashes with young drivers.
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