It takes many hours to gain the experience behind the wheel, and many driver's education classes just aren't long enough to teach all the rules of the road. Teens by nature are risk takers and often cannot foresee the consequences of their actions. Parents and teens need to learn the special laws that are designed to help teens become safe drivers. Other laws are minimum drinking age, zero tolerance, safety belt laws or curfews. Laws of the road don't need to be made just by state and local legislators.
Parents can also set house rules for their teen driver.
Here are a few tips Dr. Hornberger gives parents in helping their teenager stay safe on the road. Have your teen help establish these rules, but make sure once they are in place, you stand firmly behind them. Remember, you control the keys. Parents need to be good role models. Follow the same laws you want your teens to follow.