Drivers ed topic 2

How can you reduce your driving risk?

Having the knowledge and skill of driving + a positive attitude

Gaining more experience through guided practice

Get support to become more mature

• Practice building skills.

• Search for dangerous situations.

• Always drive defensively.

• Know and obey traffic laws and safe driving practices

(breaking the rules of the road is the major cause of

collisions).

• Care about the safety of others.

• Be predictable and courteous.

Name 3 factors that contribute to teen driving

• The teen brain has a tendency to underestimate dangerous

situations.

• It is attracted to thrill-seeking and other experiences that create

intense feelings.

• This is why teens may speed, weave in and out of traffic, follow

too closely, drive while talking on their cell phones, or drive

while fatigued or intoxicated.

What causes teen crashes

Evidence indicates inexperience and attitude toward driving often

What other factors contribute to teen crashes

• Inexperience/immaturity

• Thrill-seeking behaviors

• Teenage passengers

• Multitasking

• Not using seat belts

- Distractions

• speeding

• Driving under the influence of drugs

• Nighttime and drowsy driving

• Reckless driving and risk taking