Is Your Teen Ready to Drive Alone for the First Time?
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DALLAS--Why are new drivers more likely to be in accidents? And how can they better prepare themselves to be safe when driving unsupervised?
GEICO will be at MADD’s 3rd Annual Youth Leadership Summit at the Goodwill building, Thursday, Feb. 5, at noon to help answer those questions. GEICO associate John Balfour will lead a discussion on what’s safe and what’s definitely not safe for new drivers.
Over 250 students in leadership roles and 50 teachers from high schools across the Dallas area will gather to hear the presentation, along with programs throughout the day to provide high school student leaders with the knowledge, skills, and vision to make healthy decisions and to impact their peers and campus cultures.
Teens will learn that the very first six months of solo driving are the most dangerous for teens because they no longer have an instructor or parent to guide them and may lack the experience behind the wheel for unexpected situations.
Here are some safe driving tips for new drivers that will be covered at the GEICO presentation on Feb. 5:
- Always wear your seatbelt
- No teen passengers for the first 6 months
- No cell phone use or text messaging while driving--if you have an emergency, pull safely off to the side of the road
- Limit night-driving during the first 6 months
- Get practice driving in all types of weather
- Don’t drive while you’re tired.
- No drinking or drugs
Additional teen safe driving information from GEICO is also available at http://www.geico.com/information/safety/auto/safety-library/.
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States based on the latest 12 months written premium. It provides auto insurance coverage for nearly 8.5 million policyholders and insures more than 14.4 million vehicles.
In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV's), boats, homes, apartments and mobile homes. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection and life insurance are also available.
