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    •  CDC - Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers: To recognize National Teen Driver Safety Week, learn tips to protect your teen on the road. Be part of our Vital Signs Facebook chat for moms and dads of teen drivers, tomorrow, Friday, October 19, 10am Eastern. Post your questions for us. What would you like to know?
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    • What I can say is that,the parents play a great role in this since their the one who are supposed to take care of their children and make sure that their safe all time,example parent can make a decision that their children should not touch those items until they reach an adult age plus making sure that their children can completely manage handling driving those devices.But on one way another children themselves have to listen from their parents and follow what have been told by their parents,think about this one,if parent do what they thhnk is best for thei children safeness it cn be through word or action and on other side their children don't listen what have been told due to their personal reasons and interests and finally get hurt,automaticaly the first person to be blamed will be parent,i.e children have I can say about 90%-95% and pasents the remain %...
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    •  Is your teen son or daughter starting to drive? Learn important tips on teen driving safety by joining CDC - Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers chat on Vital Signs Teen Drinking and Driving with CDC motor vehicle safety expert, Ruth Shults, PhD.Wednesday, October 19 at 10am ET. Have a question related to teen drinking and driving? Post it here now.
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    • I like this site. I have a 16 year old driver( a male). So you know I worry!!
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    • Arlene Direnfeld
       Here is a very robust teen safe driving contract: http://www.ipromiseprogram.com/
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  2. To recognize National Teen Driver Safety Week, learn tips to protect your teen on the road. Be part of our Vital Signs Facebook chat for moms and dads of teen drivers, tomorrow, Friday, October 19, 10am Eastern.
    Post your questions for us. What would you like to know?
    Friday, October 19 at 10:00am in EDT at CDC - Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers
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  4. Don’t miss today’s live Twitter chat from 3-4pm EST hosted by the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP (https://twitter.com/safetymd).

    Participants are invited to discuss what they're doing for National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) and to share ideas. We’ll be tweeting our resources and helping answer questions.

    Join the chat using #TeenDriving2012
    http://www.teendriversource.org/events/about/detail/50
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  6. A Parent-Teen Driving agreement puts everyone on the same page about your family’s rules of the road. Create your agreement today. If you have already created an agreement, now is a good time to revisit your agreement. http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/agreement/index.html?s_cid=fb_patk485
    Photo: A Parent-Teen Driving agreement puts everyone on the same page about your family’s rules of the road.  Create your agreement today.  If you have already created an agreement, now is a good time to revisit your agreement.  http://www.cdc.gov/ParentsAreTheKey/agreement/index.html?s_cid=fb_patk485
  7. Happy National Teen Driver Safety Week! Please share this graphic to help promote safe teen driving!
    Photo: Happy National Teen Driver Safety Week! Please share this graphic to help promote safe teen driving!
  8. Did you know that nearly one million high school students drank alcohol and got behind the wheel last year?
    Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk for teens.
    Join us for a Facebook Chat to discuss teen drinking and driving on Friday, October 19th at 10:00 am EDT.
    Friday, October 19 at 10:00am in EDT at CDC - Parents Are the Key to Safe Teen Drivers
  9. Did you know that we offer Parents are the Key posters, flyers, fact sheets, postcards and more that you can customize with your organization’s logo for free? Perfect for the upcoming National Teen Driver Safety Week!
  10. Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk. Learn how to help prevent teen drinking and driving. http://go.usa.gov/Y28H
    Photo: Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk. Learn how to help prevent teen drinking and driving. http://go.usa.gov/Y28H
  11. The Seeing My World through a Safer Lens video contest announces its winners! Check out the injury and violence prevention professional, student, and general public videos that won the contest!
  12. American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatricians, research shows that parents want to hear from you about how to keep their teen driver safe. We have materials developed for you and your practice to help keep your patients safe.
  13. We hope our posts this week have excited you about next month’s National Teen Driver Safety Week. Use our Event Planning Guide to learn how to plan an event and help save lives in your community.
  14. “Share, Not Scare.” Try talking to your teen positively about safe driving. e.g. from Ride Like a Friend. Drive Like You Care.:
    - High risk behavior: Speeding or driving too fast for conditions
    - Safe behavior: Moderating speed for driving conditions (night, high traffic, rain/snow)
    - Scare Message: Speed kills
    - Share Message: Drive like you care. Follow the speed limit and moderate speed for driving conditions

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