When your child is just starting to drive, it can be an intimidating task for not only you as a parent but for the child as well. This is why educating your children before they get behind the wheel is so important. Getting your child enrolled in driver's ed is crucial. It allows the teen to learn all the safety rules of the road without the danger of finding out while being in the situation with little time to think. It also teaches them the basic respect of the road to get them used to how to treat other drivers, minimizing any bad encounters with other drivers. Teens are the most likely to crash out of the other age group. This can be caused by a multitude of issues, the biggest one, I believe, is cellphones. Every teen has one and never leaves without it, and they are so used to using it all the time that they believe they can multitask texting and driving. They also don’t have the self-control yet to set the phone down and let the notifications come in. My family has experienced loss in my cousin because of unsafe driving habits; I will never get to meet her because of texting while driving. This is why communities need to not be scared of showing new teens the repercussions of bad driving habits to scare them enough to understand how dangerous unsafe driving is. In personal experience with driving with friends, I have noticed that a lot of times when the car is at a red light, they are looking down at their phone, and someone in the car will either have to say the light is green or the cars behind start to honk for them to look up and be aware and because of this me and my friend group when we get in the car turn our phones on driving focus so that no person or apps will send you notifications while your car is moving. This is a good way to limit the temptation of looking at your phone when it pings while driving. Many teens, when just starting to drive, will put their phones in the glove compartment so they’re close enough in case of an emergency, but far away from any temptations. Another thing that a bunch of kids from my school did was put our school bags in the backseat or trunk of our cars so they wouldn’t be in the way while driving. This habit also keeps you from reaching for your bag if it were to fall off your front seat. But far away from any temptations. Teens aren’t the only ones responsible for the lack of knowledge about driving safety. Many schools don’t talk about the dangers of unsafe driving; they should do assemblies where they talk about how to be a safer driver. Parents should also be more hands-on about talking to their kids about driving safely, and should instill good driving habits while they are driving with their teens in the car to set an example. My parents did this when I was just starting as a driver, showing me how to drive safely. My dad was a big help in getting me to drive safely. He would tell me stories about his work where kids lost their lives because they weren’t buckled in or on their phones, and I think the seriousness was needed. It scares you enough to take rules seriously and think about things before you just start driving. Parents should also hold their kids accountable; if they find out they aren’t driving safely, they should discipline them. Many teens don’t listen until something they like or want is taken from them. Many parents monitor their kids by using driving safety apps like Life360, and I think it’s an excellent way of giving your teens freedom, but also making sure they are being safe and responsible while driving. Many parents also don't make their teens drive the full amount of time needed. This makes the teen an inexperienced driver, and if the parent didn’t drive with the kid, they didn’t show and teach them how to be a safe and responsible driver, so more parents need to teach their teens how to drive safely before letting the kid go on their own. Communities are doing a good job of reminding drivers to be safer with all the signs by the highway telling people to put their seatbelts on and put their phones away.