Parent/Teen Driving Contract
Parent/Teen Driving Contract
Parent/Teen Driving Contract
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<strong>Teen</strong>s need adults to set an example and help lay down some rules. Rules work better when both sides agreeon what they are and what happens if the rules get broken. Sit down with your teen and talk about thedangers listed in the first column. In the second column, write down the agreement you make. In the thirdcolumn write down what will happen if the rule gets broken.<strong>Parent</strong>/<strong>Teen</strong> <strong>Driving</strong> <strong>Contract</strong>Condition Agreement Consequence for ViolationNighttime:Half of motor vehicle crash deaths toteens are in the evening or nighttime.<strong>Teen</strong> Passengers:Just one passenger increases the risk ofcrash by 40%; two passengers doublethat risk and three passengers quadruplethe risk.Cell Phones:The risk of having a crash is four timeshigher when the driver is on a cellphone.Impaired <strong>Driving</strong>:Drunk driving is the cause in one ofevery four fatal teen crashes.Seatbelts:Using lap/shoulder belts cuts the risk ofdying in a crash nearly in half.Distractions:Eating and drinking, adjusting theradio, or texting while driving cancause anyone to crash. For teens, therisk is even higher.Speeding:Speeding makes it harder to steer orstop your car. It also gives you less timeto react to danger.<strong>Teen</strong>’s Signature<strong>Parent</strong>’s SignatureDateDateInjury Prevention Centerarchildrens.orgIt only takes a moment.
Injury Prevention Centerarchildrens.orgIt only takes a moment.What is GraduatedDriver’s Licensing (GDL)?A GDL law allows teensmore time to learn how todrive with less risk. It givesthem time to learn basicdriving skills.Arkansas has a new GDLlaw that will go into effectJuly 31, 2009. There willbe restrictions on thefollowing teen drivingbehaviors:Cell phone usePassengers<strong>Driving</strong> at nightv 08/01/2009——————To find out more contact:The Injury Prevention Center(501) 364-3400(866) 611-3445Mary Porter<strong>Teen</strong> <strong>Driving</strong> Coordinator(501)364-3396portermarye@uams.edu<strong>Teen</strong>s:Stay Safe Behind the WheelTo a teenager, driving means more freedom. Learning to driveis a big step towards being an adult. But teens are not adultsyet and need time to learn to drive with less risks. In Arkansas,teens are dying in car crashes at rates two times that ofthe United States. Safe driving skills can protect teens andothers on the road with them.Why are teens at risk?They are new drivers and do not have a lot of practice driving. The crashrate per mile for a 16-year-old driver is two times that of an 18–or19-year-old driver.<strong>Teen</strong>s also like to take risks and think they know more than they do.Not wearing a seat belt:In 2006, half of the teens who died in a car crash were not wearing theirseatbelt.<strong>Driving</strong> at night:In 2004, almost half of the motor vehicle crashes where teens have diedwere at night.Passengers:<strong>Teen</strong>s are more likely to crash with passengers in the car. Twopassengers in the car double the risk of a crash.Speeding:Speeding makes it harder for a driver to steer safely around curves orobjects in the road. Speeding is the main reason for one-third of all fatalcrashes.Cell phones:The risk of having a crash is four times higher when the driver is on thecell phone. Text messaging is very dangerous because you have to lookaway from the road.Impaired driving:Protect the lives of others —If you have been drinking or doing drugs atall, DO NOT drive.Protect your life—Do not get in the car with anyone who has beendrinking or doing drugs.Other things which cause teens to not pay attention to the road includeeating, drinking, changing the radio station, and changing the airtemperatures.
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