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Adults Need to Help Younger Drivers Avoid Picking up Bad Habits

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Driving School Association of the Americas ConsumerFeature


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DISTRACTED-DRIVING DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN; IT'S A CHOICE.  AND, ADULTS NEED TO BE GOOD ROLE-MODELS FOR YOUNGER DRIVERS.  STUDIES SHOW THAT TEENS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DRIVE DISTRACTED--BUT TEENS WHOSE PARENTS ENGAGE IN DISTRACTED-DRIVING ARE EVEN MORE LIKELY TO DRIVE DISTRACTED.  ACCORDING TO THE "DRIVING-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS", IN 2012, OVER THREE-THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DISTRACTED-DRIVER--AND NEARLY A HALF-MILLION PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN CRASHES BY A DISTRACTED-DRIVER.  DRIVING-SCHOOLS CAN TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO DRIVE.  BUT, THEY NEED HELP--FROM PARENTS AND PEERS--TO TEACH THEM TO BE RESPONSIBLE.  ALL DRIVERS NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS OF DISTRACTED-DRIVING, RECOGNIZE THE DANGER, AND MAKE SMART DECISIONS.  FRIENDS AND FAMILY-MEMBERS NEED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE, TO STEER OTHERS TOWARD RESPONSIBLE DRIVING-BEHAVIOR.  THE BOTTOM-LINE IS: SPEAKING UP COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.  LEARN MORE ABOUT PREVENTING DISTRACTED-DRIVING, AT "FACEBOOK"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"AUTO-ALLIANCE".

For a similar report on avoiding texting while driving, click here; for one about avoiding grooming while driving, click here.


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