Parent Taught Vs. Driver Education
Is driver education necessary? Parents of fifteen-year-old teenagers ask this question every day. Is it worth the time? Money? Effort? Well according to statistics and studies, I am here today to tell you, the parents, that it is worth it. There are long term and short term affects to parent taught driving. Driver education courses have their perks and benefits of being the ultimate road safety guideline to your teen’s driving skills.
Are you thinking about teaching your teen to drive? Well, in this case, parents may not know best. There is a lot at risk when taking the responsibility of teaching the rules of the road. Remember, parents are role models, according to Klein, “Through our actions and words, our …show more content…
Does driver education ensure that my teen will never get into a crash? I’m here to tell you that everyone makes mistakes and that it could happen whether or not your teen took driver education or not. Robertson and Zador introduced a study shown in 1978 that concluded, “the people who had had driver education can plausibly be assumed to be the same as those who would have obtained a license without driver education.” (962). I must agree with you; driver education creates no positive impact when it comes down to teen crash rates. No matter the education it’s bound to happen. A more recent study found in 2013 says, “there is little evidence showing that driver education for teens reduces crash rates among teen drivers.” (Hollister 25). There’s not much of a change within that 35-year range on the statistics of teens and fatal car crashes based upon their education. If there hasn’t been a hard fact within 35 years that says driver education can cure the teen crash rates, then I assume that there will never be a fact that puts it so bluntly. So parents, you get this one to use as bait when it comes to defending parent taught …show more content…
For one, most insurance companies will give 15% discounts out to those who have completed the course. (For which, you, the parents, will be paying for!) (Why Drive with Ed). Conveniently, Roberston and Zador impose that “those who took the course tended to have higher IQs, more intellectual interests, less aggressive or impulsive personalities,” which is great when it comes to their attitude on the road, “and-perhaps most important-they subsequently drove fewer miles.” (959). Who is winning here? The teen or the parent? In this case, everyone wins and that makes a happy family. Besides, when did your teen out of nowhere become interested in your instruction? More specifically, your yelling of, “stop!” or “slow down!”. You don’t want to be hesitant sitting in the passenger seat holding onto the handrails on the top of the car like my dad did, even though I was a good driver and I took driver education! No matter what, you will be scared to ride with your teen and that’s what an instructor is for! You won’t have a convenient brake on the passenger side like an approved professional driving instructor has, along with all their gears and gadgets. In relation, States News Service says, “Instructors who have the technical knowledge to teach good driving skills can provide a level of instruction that someone without that knowledge
Is driver education necessary? Parents of fifteen-year-old teenagers ask this question every day. Is it worth the time? Money? Effort? Well according to statistics and studies, I am here today to tell you, the parents, that it is worth it. There are long term and short term affects to parent taught driving. Driver education courses have their perks and benefits of being the ultimate road safety guideline to your teen’s driving skills.
Are you thinking about teaching your teen to drive? Well, in this case, parents may not know best. There is a lot at risk when taking the responsibility of teaching the rules of the road. Remember, parents are role models, according to Klein, “Through our actions and words, our …show more content…
Does driver education ensure that my teen will never get into a crash? I’m here to tell you that everyone makes mistakes and that it could happen whether or not your teen took driver education or not. Robertson and Zador introduced a study shown in 1978 that concluded, “the people who had had driver education can plausibly be assumed to be the same as those who would have obtained a license without driver education.” (962). I must agree with you; driver education creates no positive impact when it comes down to teen crash rates. No matter the education it’s bound to happen. A more recent study found in 2013 says, “there is little evidence showing that driver education for teens reduces crash rates among teen drivers.” (Hollister 25). There’s not much of a change within that 35-year range on the statistics of teens and fatal car crashes based upon their education. If there hasn’t been a hard fact within 35 years that says driver education can cure the teen crash rates, then I assume that there will never be a fact that puts it so bluntly. So parents, you get this one to use as bait when it comes to defending parent taught …show more content…
For one, most insurance companies will give 15% discounts out to those who have completed the course. (For which, you, the parents, will be paying for!) (Why Drive with Ed). Conveniently, Roberston and Zador impose that “those who took the course tended to have higher IQs, more intellectual interests, less aggressive or impulsive personalities,” which is great when it comes to their attitude on the road, “and-perhaps most important-they subsequently drove fewer miles.” (959). Who is winning here? The teen or the parent? In this case, everyone wins and that makes a happy family. Besides, when did your teen out of nowhere become interested in your instruction? More specifically, your yelling of, “stop!” or “slow down!”. You don’t want to be hesitant sitting in the passenger seat holding onto the handrails on the top of the car like my dad did, even though I was a good driver and I took driver education! No matter what, you will be scared to ride with your teen and that’s what an instructor is for! You won’t have a convenient brake on the passenger side like an approved professional driving instructor has, along with all their gears and gadgets. In relation, States News Service says, “Instructors who have the technical knowledge to teach good driving skills can provide a level of instruction that someone without that knowledge