16 Step Home Study Teen Driving Course Offered at No Cost to Parents
By Tom Wiecek, President of the Society of Family Insurance Specialists

Car accidents are the leading cause of severe injuries and death among teenagers all across the U.S. and inexperience is the leading factor in these accidents. "New drivers just don't know how to react to dangerous situations that, many times, they get themselves into." says Ret. Master Police Officer James Poer who has investigated car accidents for 30 years. "Education and most importantly, experience, is critical to helping kids learn how to avoid dangerous situations and how to react when they encounter dangerous situations."

Driving school experts recommend 100 hours of behind the wheel experience before a teen drives unsupervised. Unfortunately, driving schools can't provide this amount of experience. Depending on the state, schools are only required to give 4 to 6 hours of driving practice and with so many students in a class, schools simply cannot provide adequate experience. This places the responsibility on the parents.

One way to make the most of this time is to use a home study driving course. By following a structured lesson plan, parents can teach their teens the most important skills to driving safely and make the needed driving time most effective. The Society of Family Insurance Specialists (SFIS) has released a 16 step home study course, The Safe Teen Driver Guide, that provides parents a lesson plan and practice exercises to help them accomplish this important goal. Tom Wiecek president of the SFIS helped co-author this guide with Officer Poer and a certified driving school instructor and other members of the SFIS.

Members of the SFIS offers many tools including GPS teen driver monitoring systems, "How's My Driving?" bumper stickers, Parent/ Teen Driver Contract, 101 Safety Tips for Teen Drivers and much more. "The Safe Teen Driver Guide is one tool that I have had a great response from." says Wiecek. "Almost every parent that has received it is grateful for having such a great tool to help them teach their teen to drive."

Find out how an agent near you can provide this guide by keying your zip code into www.familyinsurancespecialist.com or www.teendriverinsurance.com.

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