| It has been widely documented that the
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| | safe driving by modeling good behavior
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| number one killer of teens in today's
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| | and treating driving as a privilege.
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| world is traffic accidents. Even though
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| | Practicing what we preach, discussing the
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| this fact is known to most parents, they
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| | issue regularly with our teens and
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| are still not aware of the causes of such
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| | talking with our peers are simple actions
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| tragic accidents and that they are
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| | parents can take that will go a long way
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| contributors to the driving attitude of
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| | in keeping teens safer on the road."
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| their teens.
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| | Steinberg is a parenting expert and he
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| In a recent survey done by The Allstate
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| | also is a professor of Psychology at
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| Foundation, it was revealed that parents
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| | Temple University. He is an author as
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| of teenagers are unknowingly pushing
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| | well and two of his recent works is "The
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| their teens to have negative driving
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| | 10 Basic Principles of Good Parenting"
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| attitudes. The survey polled over a
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| | and "Your Adolescent: A Parent's Guide
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| thousand parents of teenagers who are
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| | for Ages 10 to 20."
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| aged 15 to 17. The study shows the
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| | One simple tip from the organization is
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| involvement of parents on teens plays a
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| | for parents to talk to their children at
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| key role on how safe their teenagers
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| | an early age about safe driving. This is
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| drive.
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| | in response to the result of the survey
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| Of the more than 1,000 parents polled,
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| | that shows parents do not talk to their
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| nearly half of them think that traffic
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| | children about road safety until their
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| accidents involving teenagers is caused
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| | children are ready to get a license. The
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| by drunk driving. This shows that a
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| | study revealed that only 27 percent of
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| significant number of parents do not know
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| | the respondents discuss safe driving when
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| that the foremost cause of traffic
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| | their children are 12 years old or
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| accidents involving teen is driver error,
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| | younger. This pales in contrast to other
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| speeding, and distracted driving.
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| | issues parents talk to their children
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| The study also shows that a majority of
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| | about.
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| respondents are willing to teach their
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| | Of all the respondents polled for the
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| teenage children how to drive safely and
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| | survey, 77 percent said that they discuss
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| some 60 percent of them are not aware of
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| | the dangers of smoking while their
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| the Graduated Driver Licensing law. The
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| | children are 12 years old or younger, 72
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| law provides that parents are required to
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| | percent talk to their young children
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| supervise their children while driving.
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| | about the dangers of taking drugs, and 70
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| The law also states that parents are
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| | percent of the respondents said that they
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| responsible to restrict their teenagers
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| | also discuss peer pressure with their
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| from driving at night.
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| | teens.
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| As a result of the wide misinformation of
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| | The result of the study shows that even
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| majority of parents, an Allstate
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| | effective brake parts like those found in
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| Foundation Teen Driving Program Advisory
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| | Active Brakes Direct are not enough to
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| Board member offered tips for parents.
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| | keep teenage drivers away from traffic
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| Laurence Steinberg Ph.D. has these simple
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| | accidents. Involvement of parents on
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| strategies he wants to share with
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| | their teen's driving attitude is equally
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| parents: "As parents, we need to show our
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| | if not more important.
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| teens from an early age the importance of
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