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Welcome
Teen Drivers: The Parent’s Role
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Keys to Safer Teen Driving − Teen Drivers: The Parent’s Role
Handing over the keys: exciting and scary
• Drastic switch
from passenger in school
bus or parent-driven
vehicle to being a driver
• Concerns
Your teen’s safety as a
driver and as a passenger
in another teen’s car
Is this how you felt when your teen
started driving? 2010 Subaru commercial
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Top five causes of death
Minnesota’s 15 -17-year-olds
2001 - 2010
Traffic crashes
346
5%
13%
36%
13%
Homicide
67
Cancer 27%
80
Other
Unintentional
Injury
Suicide
180
7%
99
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Who is most at risk?
Teen crashes, Minnesota, 2006 - 2010
18.0%
16.0%
16.0%
14.0%
16.7%
15.9%
13.4%
12.0%
* License or Permit
10.0%
8.0%
6.5%
7.4%
8.1%
8.6%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
3.5%
0.9%
0.0%
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% Licensed
% Crashes
Non-fatal teen crashes: Greater MN and Metro Area
Total Teen (16-19) Injuries
3,500
3,000
2,500
3,039
2,492
2,000
1,633
1,500
1,296
1,000
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0
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2005
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7-County Metro
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2010
80-County Outstate
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Fatal teen crashes: Greater MN and Metro Area
Total Teen (16-19) Fatalities
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2005
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7-County Metro
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80-County Outstate
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2010
2011
Teen crash deaths by gender
Minnesota 2007 – 2010, ages 15 - 19
100
103
75
50
59
25
36.4%
63.6%
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Male
The real teen driving risks
6 – 12 months after licensed
Inexperience
Teen passengers
Texting
Nighttime hours
Cell phone
No seat belt
Drowsy/sleepy
Internet
No adult supervision
Speeding
Alcohol/drugs
“Invincibility”
Peer pressure
Brain development
“Good” kids make mistakes and crash, too!
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Supervised practice: many hours and conditions
Keys to Safer Teen Driving − Teen Drivers: The Parent’s Role
Reducing crashes: What’s most effective?
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
Three Stages
1. Learner’s permit
2. Provisional license
3. Full licensure
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Graduated Driver Licensing: Stage 1
Learner’s permit: Age 15
• Minimum six months
• Adult supervision; 30 hours, 10 night
• No cell phone use, texting, Internet
• Everyone buckled up
• Not-a-Drop (alcohol)
• No tickets or crashes
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Graduated Driver Licensing: Stage 2
Provisional license: Age 16
First six months:
• No driving midnight to 5 a.m. without adult 25+
• No more than one passenger under age 20
Next six months:
• No more than three passengers under age 20
Passenger exceptions:
Parent
Brothers and sisters
• No cell use, texting or Internet
• Everyone buckled up
• Not-a-Drop (alcohol)
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Graduated Driver Licensing: Stage 3
Full license
Must be age 18, or 12 months with:
• No crash-related or alcohol/drug violations
• No more than one non-crash-related violation
• Everyone buckled up
• No texting/Internet
• Not-a-Drop (alcohol)
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Carrying young passengers increases fatal crash risk
16 – 17-year-old drivers:
• Risk of being killed increases with young passengers in vehicle,
compared to driving with no passengers:
• Risk increases 44 percent with one passenger
under age 21
• Doubles when carrying two passengers
under 21
• Quadruples when carrying three or more
passengers under 21
Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, May 2012
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Carrying older passenger decreases fatal crash risk
16 – 17-year-old drivers:
• Risk of being killed decreases by 62 percent with an adult age 35plus in the vehicle, compared to driving without any passengers
Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, May 2012
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Driving at night increases fatal crash risks
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Minnesota laws: cell phone / texting / Internet
• Cell phone use illegal for all drivers under age 18 with permit or
provisional license.
• Texting/accessing Internet illegal for all drivers regardless of age,
even while stopped in traffic.
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Minnesota laws: Alcohol
• “Not-a-drop” law:
Under age 21: Any amount is illegal
• DWI law:
At .08 or above, regular DWI laws apply
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Minnesota laws: Alcohol and other drugs
• Vanessa’s law: Crash-related or alcohol/substance violation
Unlicensed:
No permit or license until age 18
Provisional license:
• No permit or license until age 18
• Repeat classroom training
• Hold permit for three months
• Repeat behind-the-wheel training
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Laws are “minimum standards”
• Guide and support parents
• Parents can set additional family
driving rules
• Follow-through and consequences
are important
• Make decisions based on safety over
convenience
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Insurance and legal responsibilities
Parent’s insurance policy, sample quote
2005 Cavalier sedan
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Parents do make a difference!
Positive parenting:
• Provide limits
• Set clear rules and boundaries
• Encourage independence
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Benefits of positive parenting
• Do better in school
• Less stress and depression
• Less risky behavior
• Better social skills
• More respectful
• Better conflict skills
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Help your teen become a safer driver
• Discuss risks and responsibilities
• Practice what you preach
• Don’t rush the training process
• Understand the laws
• Decide when your teen is ready
• Empower your teen
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Supervised driving log
Date &
Time
Driving
Time
Day or
Night
Jan. 20
1 – 3 p.m.
2 hours
Day
Feb. 2
7 – 8:30 p.m.
1.5 hours
Night
Environment
Weather
Conditions
Skills Practiced
Gravel roads in the
country
Snowing
Curves, emergency
stops, intersections
Two-lane paved highway
Dark,
clear roads
Looking way ahead,
not at oncoming traffic
(Rural, Freeway, etc.)
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Driving contract
• Contract between teen and parent
• “As a new driver, I promise . . .”
• “As your parent/guardian I promise . . .”
• Agree on:
◦ number of passengers
◦ nighttime driving
◦ road conditions
◦ other
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Expect resistance
• Be prepared
• Examples
◦ Seat belt use
◦ Inexperience
◦ Talking on cell phone
◦ Texting
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Withdrawal of parental consent
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DRIVER AND VEHICLE SERVICES
Withdrawal of Parental Consent / Voluntary Surrender
Print this completed form. The form can be mailed or submitted in person to Driver and Vehicle Services, 445
Minnesota Street – Ste. 170, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-5170. It may be also be faxed to 651-282-2463
• If you have questions or need additional information, please contact DVS at 651-296-2025 or 651-282-6555 (TTY)
• To ensure that this request is processed in a timely manner, please type or print legibly.
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Name (LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE INITIAL)
Date of Birth (mm/dd/yy)
DL Number (OMIT DASHES)
A. Withdrawal of Parental Consent / Voluntary Surrender
I am requesting that Driver and Vehicle Services cancel the driving privileges of the above-named child,
who is under age 18.
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Keeping your teen safe
• Strong laws and parental rules aren’t a punishment
• Your teen’s experience with driving is minimal
• Crashes aren’t restricted to reckless drivers
• Not about the teen’s personality, GPA, responsibility level
All teens are subject to the same risks!
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Resources
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Teen Driver Road Rules
Teens Behind the Wheel, A Roadmap for Parents
Positive Parenting is Ideal
Parent/Teen Driving Contract
Supervised Driving Log
What’s In Your Wallet? Sample Insurance Quote
Helping Your Teen Become a Safer Driver
Online Resources
Withdrawal of Consent Form
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Questions?
Awareness survey
Class evaluation
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Thank you!
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