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What’s the Best Age to Start Teaching My Teen to Drive?

Parents often wonder what age to start teaching their teen to drive. The answer? You're teaching them from the first time they get in the car with you!

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Hands off your phone! The distracted driving law is getting tougher in California

The distracted driving law in California is changing. Here is all you need to know about the law, what is considered distracted driving and how to prepare.

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My First Road Trip…In a Porsche

[Written By DriversEd.com Contributing Writer Amy Tarczynski] Imagine getting this text from your next-door neighbor: €œI left my Porsche in the garage when we moved out yesterday. Would you be interested in driving it down here for us?€ Interested in driving a Porsche? Of course I was. But the journey from our street in Oakland to [€¦]

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Texting and Driving: Some New Thoughts

Everybody knows texting and driving is bad, but we still do it. Why? Learn more about this dangerous practice and its causes.

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Should I buy a beater for my teen driver?

[Written By DriversEd.com Contributing Writer Christina Tynan-Wood] I was sitting behind the wheel at GM€™s proving ground in Milford, Michigan getting a demonstration of the automatic emergency braking system the car manufacturer plans to make standard on all light vehicles by 2022. Fighting my reflexes, I piloted the vehicle directly toward an unforgiving obstacle, kept my [€¦]

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3 Back-to-School Driving Tips

As we head back to school, it is important to remember some back-to-school driving tips so that both your student and other students remain safe.  Here are three commonsense tips to help you drive safely from idrivesafely.com: Tip One: Watch Out for Pedestrians The beginning of a school year means more buses and bicycles on the [€¦]

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Driving Freedom: What I Learned Only After I Got My License

Driving means freedom, but it can take time to get there. Guest blogger Ashley Orelup describes her evolution into an experienced driver.

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5 Tips for Squeezing Driver's Ed Into a Busy Schedule

As summer ends and school begins, how do busy teens like us, who are taking driver's ed, fit it all into our schedules?

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Forget backpacks. The most important thing you can give your teen this school year is sleep

Parents, as you plan your teen€™s upcoming school year, are you factoring at least eight hours of sleep into their routines? Sure, you€™re buying school supplies and shopping for healthy lunches, but are you considering how their workloads and schedules will affect their quality of sleep, and thus, their safety behind the wheel? Sleep deprivation [€¦]

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