Learning to drive is a family matter.
Working together, teen drivers and parents can help avoid fatal crashes.
Protect Teen Drivers
#DRIVESMART
Crossing the Line
A car full of teens. A 90-mph crash. One teen died and his friend went to prison.
What Can Parents Do?
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Talk to your teens about safe driving early and often before they reach driving age.
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Demonstrate safe driving behaviors to your kids anytime you drive. Take the Pledge, along with your teen, to pocket your phone when you drive.
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Set the ground rules for unacceptable driving behaviors and outline the consequences in a Parent-Teen Driving Contract.
What can Teens Do?
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No cell phones, no passengers, no speeding, no alcohol, no driving without seat belts.
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Driving may look easy, but thousands of teen fatalities each year prove otherwise. Avoid taking risks, especially as a young driver.
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With decades of driving experience likely, your parents understand the dangers awaiting you on the road. Trust the advice they give you.
Do You Know GDL Laws?
Anyone under the age of 18 who wants to get a driver’s license in Delaware must follow the Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) law. Test your knowledge of this program.
What are the major causes of fatal teen crashes?
Reckless driving
Nighttime and weekend driving
Not wearing seat belts
Distracted driving
Driver inexperience
Impaired driving
Driving with other teens
Driver Improvement Problem Driver Program
If you don’t follow the rules, your driving privileges may be suspended or revoked. To get your license reinstated, you must pay a $50 fee for a suspended license or $200 for a revoked license. You may also be required to take all driver license written, road and eye-screen tests to reinstate your license.
Zero Tolerance Law
If you’re under 21, you could also have your license revoked under the Zero Tolerance Law for consuming or having consumed alcohol while driving, operating, or having actual physical control of a vehicle or moped.