Cars are transportation and status symbols. They make a statement about who we are. We look for our own brand of power, speed and style. TV shows and movies featuring exotic cars and chase scenes add other dimensions to the allure. It's important that you be a major influence on his or her driving skills and attitudes.
Youngsters also adopt parents' attitudes.
If you talk to your teen about obeying the speed limit and then rely on your radar detector to keep from being caught, you're telling them it's okay to speed if you don't get caught. The same goes for rolling through stop signs and accelerating on a yellow light. Or refusing to yield the right of way to a car or pedestrian. Attitude is as important as specific driving skills. Maybe you can beat the odds while you ignore good driving habits, but your son nor daughter has neither your experience or judgment.