When Your Teen Starts to Drive

It’s the day many parents anticipate with nervous energy – the day their teen gets behind   the wheel on their own for the first time. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the crash rate per mile driven by 16 to 19 year olds is four times that of older drivers. As a result, every year more than 5,000 teen deaths occur from car crashes. There are steps parents can take to make their teen a safer driver. A car is not a toy and it’s important to reinforce that a vehicle is for transportation, not [...]