Safer driving
Are your kids driving themselves to school this fall? It’s best to set rules ahead of time, and be clear and consistent, experts say. Of 903 students with driver’s licenses, one-third said their parents have not established clear consequences if they break the law while driving, according to a survey by Liberty Mutual and Students Against Destructive Decisions.
Dave Melton, a transportation director for Liberty Mutual, offers advice to parents:
Set expectations
Tell your kids those expectations.
Set meaningful consequences (revocation of driving privileges, refusal to pay traffic tickets or increased insurance)
Follow through on those consequences consistently
Associated Press