Car crashes are the leading cause of death for Minnesota teens. Most crashes are the teen’s fault – inexperience, excessive speed, distractions, poor observation, drinking or drugs. Some deaths are easily preventable, like using seatbelts. Some crashes will involve the deaths of others – siblings, friends, other drivers and their passengers. All deaths will be heartbreaking; some will shatter lives and marriages. Safeway is committed to lowering these statistics but we need parents to work with us. It is hard to overstate the importance of parent involvement to insure a safe teen driver. There are three principal ways we believe parents can be involved:

Step 1 - Beginning today:  Model Safe Driving Habits		Step 2 - During the Instruction Permit phase: Practice, Practice, Practice		Step 3 - During the Provisional License phase:  Set Rules, Monitor Driving and Enforce Consequences

Other information and resources for parents:

Safeway’s Parent Class		Frequently Asked Questions