Personal Injury Law Blog

The number one cause of teen death is being involved in a car crash. This is directly related to a teen’s inexperience behind the wheel. It takes time and patience to teach a teen driver the rules of the road and how to stay safe while behind the wheel. Often, it can be a difficult journey for parents and teens to learn how to drive safely, make good driving decisions, and be diligent about practicing. 

However, learning how to drive safely is a skill set now helped by an innovative application created by the National Safety Council (NSC) – the DriveitHOME application, a free phone app that tracks your teen’s hours of practice driving, offers ideas for weekly driving lessons and provides videos to help the process. Illinois also backs this application up with its DriveitHOME campaign and helpful literature for parents and teens working through the process of a teen learning to drive.

The DriveitHOME campaign, paired with the application, offers solid advice and always focuses on safety. The main focus is helping your teen stay on track with state-graduated driver’s license requirements. 

One of the more unique inclusions in the overall program to help teens learn to drive safely is the New Driver Deal that your teen signs to help them agree on driving responsibilities and, most importantly, driving rules and regulations.

The document is flexible enough that you and your teen can make changes and/or additions to it as you and your teen progress in mastering the skills required to drive safely.

The Parent-Teen Agreement, a.k.a. The New Driver Deal, helps ensure the rules are understood and followed. It includes issues such as when the family vehicle may be used, who is responsible for paying the insurance and gas, and outlines rules around distractions, such as too many passengers while learning to drive.

If you are involved in an accident, there is no cost associated with speaking to a personal injury attorney at Briskman Briskman & Greenberg.

If you were injured or lost a loved one in a motor vehicle accident because of the carelessness of another, you may be able to receive compensation through a personal injury lawsuit.

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