Agree on passengers<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s also a good idea to review safe driving practices with your young driver before he or she heads off to school. Ensure they understand the responsibilities of driving near school buses, the minimum safe following distance, ensuring they use their mirrors every 8 seconds and braking and accelerating smoothly. Also talk about how they should change their driving style when the weather becomes worse; a discussion like this may also help to refresh you with the basics.<\/p>\n Another peace-of-mind item any parent can give their child who drives is a roadside assistance membership. If something goes wrong, you know help is on the way. No one really wants to be stranded on the side of the road with a broken-down vehicle. A roadside assistance membership can really come in handy when you\u2019re<\/em> not available to help them.<\/p>\n Fluid levels and filters, the brakes, the windshield wipers, all the lights, and the tires and their tread. In a snow-belt area, plan to have winter tires installed before the snow flies.<\/p>\n Yes. Statistics show teen drivers are less likely to crash with one passenger than with three.<\/p>\n Learn their school schedule and wait to call or text until you know they\u2019ve arrived, so they aren\u2019t tempted to reach for the phone while driving.<\/p>\n Becoming proactive with the vehicle plus with the responsibilities of the driver can help keep everyone safe during the school year. Even though they may be your child, driving is an adult task. Treating them as an adult will often allow them to become an adult.<\/p>\n For the back-to-school maintenance check, visit your local Active Green + Ross<\/a> or schedule an appointment<\/a> online.<\/p>\n By Scott Marshall<\/em><\/p>\n Scott Marshall is Director of Training for Young Drivers of Canada and started in road safety in 1988. He was a judge during the first three seasons of Canada\u2019s Worst Driver on Discovery Network. Scott started writing columns on driving for his community paper in 2005. Since then his columns have been printed in several publications including newspaper, magazines, and various websites. You can visit Scott\u2019s blog at thesafedriver.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, it\u2019s that time again: The kids will be heading back to school and I think that makes many parents very happy. Having four kids myself, I look forward to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vehicel-tire-tips","tag-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":783,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions\/783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Group](\"https:\/\/www.activegreenross.com\/completetireandautocentreblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/back_to_school-teen_driver-iStock_000041464580.jpg\")
<\/a>Peer pressure and distracted driving are big issues when it comes to our youth and driving. Talk to them about who they may be driving to and from school. It helps to ensure you\u2019re all on the same page when it comes to passengers. Too many passengers can create a huge distraction for the driver. Statistics show teen drivers are less likely to crash if they have one passenger compared to three passengers. Have an open discussion with them about keeping the passenger numbers down and mutually agree on it.<\/p>\nReview safe driving practices<\/h2>\n
Don\u2019t call or text while they\u2019re driving<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Be sure to find out their school schedule. Know when they won\u2019t be in classes but also when they may be driving. For example, if you know they finish their last class at 2:00 and it takes them roughly 45 minutes to reach home, wait to text or call them until after 3:00. This way they won\u2019t be tempted to reach for their phone while driving.<\/p>\nGive them roadside assistance<\/h2>\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n
What should be checked on a student\u2019s car before school starts?<\/h3>\n
Do passengers make teen drivers more likely to crash?<\/h3>\n
How can I stop my teen from using their phone while driving?<\/h3>\n
Get the school car ready at Active Green + Ross<\/h2>\n