(PRWEB) January 20, 2010
Car accidents continue to be the primary cause of teenager deaths, more than the next 3 causes combined. To help combat this, the Society of Family Insurance Specialists (SFIS) recently released their free online home study driving course “Teach My Teen to Drive”. The 16 step driving course is designed to help parents provide the much needed experience and education to their teen drivers. The SFIS is a national organization of insurance agents committed to reducing the number of teen driver related accidents and fatalities by providing tools to promote teen driver safety.
Driving school experts recommend 100 hours of behind-the-wheel experience before a teen drives unsupervised. By following the step by step online “Teach My Teen to Drive” course with practice exercises for each lesson, parents can not only teach their teens driving skills, but give them the much needed experience. Ret. Police Officer James Poer, who has investigated numerous teen driver accidents during his 30 years as an accident investigator says, âTeens are most likely to cause accidents because they just donât have the practical experience that mature drivers have to avoid dangerous situations. This course gives parents a tool that can help their teens gain this experience and learn the most important skills for safe driving.â
âWeâre proud to offer an easy and no-cost way for parents to give this education to their kids,â says Tom Wiecek, President of the SFIS. âWe know that driving schools are important but, they just canât give new drivers adequate experience. By following the ‘Teach My Teen to Drive’ step by step program, parents can take control and responsibility of their teensâ driving education.â
Members of the SFIS offer many tools including GPS teen driver monitoring systems, a Parent/ Teen Driver Contract, 101 Safety Tips for Teen Drivers and much more.
The “Teach My Teen to Drive” online course is available for a limited time at no cost through SFIS agentsâ websites at www.teendriverinsurance.com.
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