Toyota, Parents, and Teens work Together to Promote Safe Driving

Yesterday my blog focused on “How to Choose a Car for Your Teen”. Today’s focus will be on safe driving for teens and what parents can do to help their teens. Toyota, the largest automaker in the world, created a program titled “Toyota Driving Expectations”. This program is “designed to empower and educate teens and parents about driving and road safety through a unique combination of interactive hands on sessions and simulated defensive driving exercises”.

The program has four main goals for teens and parents:

* Learn defensive driving behaviors
* Identify the dangerous driving situations that they face daily
* Know what vehicles are capable of
* Understand the relationship between distraction and reaction time

To learn more about the Toyota Driving Expectations program, watch the YouTube video below.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L86nFVgk1tA[/youtube]

What do you think? How will you help your teen become a safe driver?

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Michael Gray

Mike has roots in the automotive service industry. He began diagnosing and fixing cars at a young age in his family’s service station. He has worked in automotive parts supply stores, towing companies, and service facilities. After graduating from St. Cloud State University (MN) with a Bachelor’s degree, he implemented and taught a basic car care program at the high school level. During work on his Master’s degree at Illinois State University (IL), he was a curriculum specialist on a National Science Foundation project where he co-authored ten integrated mathematics, science, and technology books designed for team teaching. Mike has also supervised teachers in Career and Technology Education as a school system administrator.

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