Crash-Proof Your Kids: Make Your Teen a Safer. Smarter Driver

BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT HANDING YOUR TEENS THE CAR KEYS DO EVERYONE A BIG FAVOR: CRASHPROOF THEM! Every year six million sons and daughters will become first-time drivers. Fifty-eight percent of them will be involved in a car accident within a year of getting their license and a significant portion of these crashes will be fatal. But here's the good news: research has shown that car crashes can be reduced by up to 30 percent when you the parent are actively involved in your teen's instruction and set certain limits. In Crashproof Your Kids certified driving instructor and dad Timothy Smith has combined the collective wisdom of numerous experts to develop the Crashproof Plan: a series of behind-the-wheel exercises designed to improve your teen's driving awareness behavior and skill in a way that fits your schedule. Written in a highly accessible informal and often humorous style this comprehensive plan begins where drivers' education programs end and includes: • A step-by-step