Parent-Taught Driver Education in Texas: A Comparative Evaluation ( Fact Sheet)

This report describes an evaluation of the Parent-Taught Driver Education program in Texas for young novice drivers.  Outcomes included teen driver crashes, driving convictions, and self-reported driving behavior.  Overall, the results showed that teen drivers who participated in the Parent-Taught Driver education program were involved in more serious crashes at a higher frequency than teen drivers who participated in commercial or public-school-taught driver education programs.  Teen drivers who participated in the Parent-Taught Driver Education program were also convicted of more traffic offenses than teen drivers who participated in commercial and/or public-school-taught driver education.