Transcript Saint Mary’s Parent Association December 2010

Saint Mary’s Parent
Association
December 2010
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Mission:
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To Serve
To Educate
To have fun
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Opening prayer- Fr. Mitch Doyen
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Minutes
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SMPA- December
What every parent should know about teen
age boys driving....and riding....
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New Business
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Mrs. Goff
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Mr. Hacker
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Treasurer’s report
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Closing Reflection- Donna
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Divide into committees AND FOOD
Teen driving facts
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5000 teens die each year and 400,000 are seriously
injured
Boys higher risk than girls (19/100,000 drivers vs
11/100,000)
WHY?
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more likely to speed and tailgate
low rate of seatbelt use (only 90%)
23% fatal teen age accidents involve alcohol and in
those 74% do not use seat belts
Carrying passenger
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Risk of being in a crash increases when
they transport passengers==3.6 times
higher risk of fatality than if driving
alone
young males worse than young female
after 9:00 PM risk is 3 times higher.
GOOD NEWS: GRADUATED
Driver (GDL) Licensing
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A system to ease young beginners into driving
environment
All 50 states have some form of GDL
IT DOES HELP
Major area of research ( National Research Council and
Institute of Medicine joined to study this)
Good news (GDL)
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GDL reduce crash involvement by average
31% using police reported crashes
16 year olds benefit more than 17 year old and
the better (stricter) states show better
reductions
GDL continued
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Licensing age- 16.5 states do better than 16.0 but
this is still being studied
Nighttime and passenger restrictions are effective
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if restricted, 21% lower fatal crashes
if 9pm curfew 18% few fatal crashes
What else might
come
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Connecticut requires a
parent to take a two hour
orientation course when
teen gets learner permit
Increase practice time
(Missouri is currently 40
hours)
12 month permit time
Missouri law-Graduated
licenses
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Permit- 15
Intermediate 16-18 years
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Must have 40 hours of supervised
driving....10 hours of night time
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Must pass driving test
First six months- no more than
one person under age 19 who is
not a relative one under age 19
Missouri law-Graduated
licenses
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Age 16.5 through 18: No more
than 3 under 19 in car who are
not relatives
Full license: must be 18 years
old
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No alcohol related offenses
No traffic related convictions
for 12 months
No texting
Missouri law
18-21 years
Prohibits drivers from typing,
reading sending, or receiving text
messages on a hand-held device
while operating a motor vehicle.
The fine for doing so is $200. The
law only applies to drivers younger
than 21. No laws prohibit speaking
on a cell phone while driving.
Missouri law
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DWI and DUI
legal blood alcohol concentration
if over 21 is 0.08
if less than 21...0.02 (i.e. any
detected amount is considered
DWI/DUI)
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First offense
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up to 500$, up to 6 months
jail, and 30 days suspended
license
WHAT to DO
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Count and then Double the
hours required ...practice
practice.....
Use a full year if possible
Model good driving---following
distance and speed
teendriving.com
operation stop.com
WHAT to DO
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Know the rules regarding passenger number
Know the curfew times and explain reasons
Cell phone....turn it off or give to passenger
Loud music, loud passengers
Seat belts decrease risk of death by 70%
Will become as good as the “average driver” by as
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MANY HANDS
MAKE LIGHT WORK
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OUR NEXT BIG EVENTS: Mother Son dance and
Father Son breakfast