News, Advice, and Tips for Parenting Teenagers

California became one of the sixteen states to make it illegal for teen drivers to talk on cell phones when they are driving. The new law goes into effect in July 2008, and imposes fines of $20 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent tickets.

A study by Ford Motor Company found that adult and teen drivers could recognize 97% of potentially dangerous situations as they used a driving simulator. However, the researchers used the same people in the same simulators but allowed participants to use hands-free cell phones. In the second tests, teens missed 54% of the hazards and adults missed 14%. The Center for Disease Control found that drivers ages 16 to 19 years were four times more likely to be involved in a car crash than older drivers.

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Labels: driving, risky_behavior, cell_phones

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