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                Safe Roads Alliance Works with Parents and Other Safety Stakeholders to Parent's Supervised Driving Program
**Publication Year:** 
            2013
    
        Original publication: 2013 National Roadway Safety Awards Noteworthy Practices Guide Publication FHWA-SA-14-002; 2013

			"Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Kentucky’s Network Screening Process"Press event at Rhode Island DMV HQ for 2012 National Teen Safe Driving Week

			"photograph of the nine state program books"Program books from Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Rhode Island, and Vermont

			Description of Practice

			The Safe Roads Alliance worked with State department of motor vehicles (DMV) staff from around the country, highway safety researchers, academics, behavioral scientists, educators and parents and teens to develop the “best-practices” based Parent's Supervised Driving Program (PSDP). PSDP reaches out to parents of teen drivers at a critical time in the teen learning process. Currently available in 13 States, PSDP is provided to DMVs at no cost in an effort to make the most of the supervised driving period that is generally required as part of graduated driver licensing (GDL). The program includes step-by-step instructions for parents on how and what to teach their teen during the supervised driving process, including practicing in a variety of conditions and focusing on “higher order” driving skills.

			Key Accomplishments and Results

			Improved support and education for the parents of student drivers.

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			Jeff Larson
			Safe Roads Alliance
			617-429-9601jeff@saferoadsalliance.org U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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