Word: berardelli
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...Phil Berardelli, author of the helpful guide Safe Young Drivers, has spent seven years researching teen driving, ever since an accident killed four teens in his area. Berardelli advocates the idea of "graduated licensing" programs as a way to ease into driving. Thirty-five states now have such programs in place, offering 16-year-olds a provisional license that curtails driving privileges--allowing only daytime driving, for example, or limiting the number of passengers. Eighteen states mandate that teens can't drive with other teens for the first six months on the road, the most dangerous period for young drivers...
...Berardelli points out that some parents are so worn out from driving their teens around that they just hand over the keys as soon as their kids get licenses. He suggests that parents institute their own graduated-driving program. Berardelli and other safety advocates say parents should expose their kids to up to 100 hours of supervised driving, in all kinds of weather and highway situations, before these teens are permitted to get their license. "Teens who would do anything to avoid a parent's company don't seem to mind being seen with one--as long...