Distraction And Teen Crashes: The Dangers Of Teen Drivers

Teen Drivers Getting into high school and becoming a driver is something that is very exciting, although sometimes teen drivers can be dangerous because of being distracted. Many states have looked for solutions to help put an end to reckless, unsafe driving. This is very important and needs to be stopped, the solutions that will help are parents playing more of a role in teens learning how to drive, more up-to-date training and laws prohibiting friends and cell phones.
Parents play a big part in teens learning how to drive, parents can be a good role model to show a teen how to drive. In the article, “Distraction and Teen Crashes: Even Worse Than We Thought” produced by AAA discusses how much of a role distracted driving actually plays in teen crashes. For example it says, “AAA recommends that parents teach teens about the dangers of cell phone use and restrict passengers during the learning-to-drive process”(5). The author explains that parents need to play a definite role in teens learning to drive. By parents implementing the idea of not using cell phones while driving and not having people in the car, the teen is more likely to make a better decision when that situation happens. Another example would be, in the article, “Training --
In reality, the solution is to implement new laws, for example in source #2 it states “AAA recommends that state laws prohibit cell phone use by teen drivers and restrict passengers”(4).The author recommends that states should change their laws to help better ensure that teens are safe when they’re driving. In result, i think this will reduce the number of teen car crashes. By states implementing new laws teens will be more safe on the