Safe Young Drivers: A Guide for Parents and Teens

This is the 10th Anniversary edition of a book that has helped thousands of parents with what may be the most critical task they've ever undertaken - teaching their teenager to drive. Consider just this one fact: In the 27 months between the U.S. military's invasion of Iraq and the elections of that country's first parliamentary government - on Dec. 15, 2005 - about 1,600 American soldiers were killed in combat actions. Ove the same time period, approximately 16,500 teenagers - more than 10 times as many - died on our highways. A death on the road is just as sudden and violent as anything experienced in warfare. Vehicle crashes claim more teen lives than any other cause, and for the youngest drivers, the toll remains the highest. Each day you spend using this book, 20 teens on average will die on our highways. More than 1,500 will be injured, some disabled for life. Teaching your teen to drive may be one of the most challenging things you ever do - and the most rewarding. This book will give you step-by-step, lesson-by-lesson plans to help make your teen a Safe Young Driver.