Parent Awareness Responsibility Training

There is an ART to doing anything well...that includes driving.

OUR TRAINING PROGRAM

PARENT AWARENESS

PARENT RESPONSIBILITY

PARENT TRAINING

TEEN ART PROGRAM INTRO

FOR SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

HOMEPAGE

"Ashley was the light of my life….that light went out on June 10, 2003;
my world as I knew it ended that day."

The death of a teen has a devastating affect on family, friends, and community. It is that “community” that The ART of Driving hopes will come together to fight this “epidemic”. It will take every parent, teacher, youth leader, and neighbor to make a difference. The follow information is presented to assist you in knowing the facts and hopefully dispel some of the common “myths” associated with teen driving fatalities. Please take some time to arm yourself with the knowledge and then share that knowledge with others.

Take a moment to read a study sponsored by Marks&Harrison, the "Drive Alive Richmond Teen Driving Study", where an online survey was done in March of 2015 with high school students in the Richmond, Virginia community. Sara Richter, M.S., a Senior Statistician at Park Nicollet Institute, analyzed the survey data and made the following important findings:

• Even though 94% of the teens said they knew texting while driving is dangerous, and 93% knew it was banned in Virginia, 58% still engaged in this driving behavior. This marked a higher percentage than indicated in other studies, which may be attributed to the smaller survey sample.


• Among those teens who reported that they text and drive, a significant percentage (40%) do so in higher risk driving conditions. Those teens tend to believe they are better multi-taskers, unimpaired by their texting and need to respond to a text message right away.


• Teens whose parents discuss texting while driving are less likely to text and drive than teens whose parents do not discuss this issue. Among teens whose parents have discussed the topic, 52 percent text and drive, compared to 64 percent who text and drive who have not had this discussion.

These findings indicate that a main method of addressing the dangers of distracted driving is to direct strategies towards parents. The parents of teen drivers should be strongly encouraged to talk with their children about distracted driving behaviors, and they should be provided with resources that can help them to engage in this important discussion. Click here to read the full article.

"We are so sorry for your loss. Your daughter was a great role model for many children.  Her memory will live on to inspire many. Our prayers are with you and Ashley.”

The Wald Family, 06/12/03

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