More peo­ple trav­el­ing and more par­ties to attend means more risk for mak­ing unsafe deci­sions. Don’t let your teens become a sta­tis­tic over the holiday!

In 2009, more than 3,000 youth died as a result of a motor vehi­cle crash and 350,000 were injured.
(Source: NHTSA)

Par­ents, what are your teens doing for the Fourth of July?
Be sure to:

• Edu­cate your teens about the safety of using seat belts
• Re-enforce GDL Laws
• Mon­i­tor your teens behav­ior and ask questions
• Encour­age your teens to have a voice when they feel they are in unsafe situations

Know the Grad­u­ated dri­ver lices­ning laws (GDL’s):
Know the laws and rein­force them with your teens that fol­low­ing the laws could save their lives.

Seat belt facts:
Check out sta­tis­tics and information.

Parent-teen Con­tracts:
Develop a pos­i­tive rela­tion­ship with your teen by talk­ing about the dri­vnig rules and hav­ing them com­mit by sign­ing a con­tract. The con­tracts will give you the oppor­tu­nity set the stan­dards and your teens will under­stand that dri­ving is a priv­i­lege that should be earned.

Orig­i­nally appeared on Under Your Influ­ence.