Parents Play A Role In Their Teens’ Cellphone Driving Behavior

Posted on November 21, 2013

A new report offers some helpful tips to parents who are trying to rein in their teenagers’ cellphone habits at the wheel of a vehicle.  The author points to a startling statistic that 77% of teens believe they’re capable of texting and driving at the wheel even as 85% of teens recognize that the activity is dangerous.  This way of thinking puts teens at a disadvantage, but parents can help their children stay safe by creating a driving compact that the teen can enter into.  Such a contract can outline those distractions that are unacceptable and that would trigger a revocation of driving privileges.  Parents can monitor this behavior via a number of apps already on the market.  When reviewing the data, though, parents must realize that internet usage could be to blame just as easily as a text message.

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