Essay On Teen Driving

New Program As far as what I have been able to find in researching similar teen driving education programs, there does not seem to be a program that incorporates the learning of the developmental changes being experienced by the teen that affects their ability to handle distractions while driving, followed by actions needed to decrease teen driving fatalities. Many focus on the actual act of driving itself but no one attempts to explain to the teenagers why they are more vulnerable while driving. Also, programs look to teach adolescents what not to do, but not really what they should be doing. Some topics that should be included are the three types of distractions, human growth across the lifespan—specifically the adolescent and emerging …show more content…
In this portion the teens will spend a little time focusing on the biological and physical changes in their brain, specifically the prefrontal cortex. The rest of the time will be spent focusing on concepts like the invincibility complex and the importance of peers. The goal is to increase their sense of control over their body and environment. This leads into the next section of decision making and stress management. The importance of mood and emotion regulation while driving is emphasized here. Teenage years are infamous for their intense emotional highs and lows. Just as it is harmful to drive while enraged, it is equally distracting to do so while overly elated. Here we will explain the precautions to take while others are in the car, especially friends who increase our emotional arousal. My program will have multi-sessions. The amount of information needed to thoroughly educate the teens and make an impact requires a significant amount of time. Teens who are involved in extracurricular activities do not have an entire day to give up. Because of this, I will have two sessions, one each week late Saturday afternoon after the majority of extracurricular activities are