Parents set poor driving example for teens, with sometimes-dire results

Young drivers see adults texting, speeding, talking on the phone and often follow suit

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 19 2012 11:32 p.m. MDT

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Parents are often poor role models when it comes to driving. That's especially bad news because parents are the biggest influence on how kids drive — and crashes are the No. 1 cause of teen death.

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Colorado Springs, CO

"The schools and laws chose to bypass parental permission to license Utah teen drivers."

Are you really saying that a teenager under 18 can get a license if their parents don't want them to? Are you really saying that parents More..

8:50 a.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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Coachbulldog

Midvale, UT

"but parents could not block children from getting a license if they were not satisfied with a childs driving skills. The schools and laws chose to bypass parental permission to license Utah teen drivers."

This is completely false. More..

9:05 a.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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rnoble

Pendleton, OR

The fact is I consider myself a good driver. I also think my children have good driver skills. I have however, been less than excited about their decisions even when they mimic my own. The difference? Experience.

What I have tried to teach More..

3:53 p.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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Lois M. Collins is a reporter and columnist for the Deseret News. While she writes primarily on health and family issues for the national and news sections, she also writes a biweekly column and her work appears often in more ..

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