Teen Driver Safety Tips in VA
Your teen is getting behind the wheel of a vehicle for the first time, and suddenly, you are anxious and nervous and don’t know how to make sure that they stay safe. We are here to let you know how to get your teen ready for safe driving with a few helpful tips, and even a brief overview of what Chevy’s Teen Driver system can do to help all of this! Nothing is more important than the safety of the driver, passengers, and people outside of the vehicle. Ready to find out some helpful tips? Keep reading as we go over a few, and hopefully, you leave with more confidence in what you tell your teen, and what they take away from the lessons!
What are a few safety tips?
Follow the basics: When getting your teen prepared for driving, make sure they understand the importance of just following basic rules. The first one is obeying the speed limits. Speeding is never the answer, especially when you’re just learning. Follow the posted speed limits, and give yourself proper time to react to things happening on the road. Beyond that, make sure they are always wearing their seatbelt. This is crucial to safety, and just because it might not be comfortable, that isn’t an excuse to not wear a seatbelt. After that, make sure that they adjust the vehicle they are driving to fit them. Move the seat, change the mirrors, and adjust the headrest.
Think about other drivers: While it is important to always focus on what you can do to better yourself as a driver, you need to always take other drivers into account. Drive your own vehicle, do not drive like you own the road. It’s also important to never make assumptions about other drivers. Even with their turn signal on, they might not even be turning. Adding on to this, aggressive drivers are always an issue, it is best to avoid them when you can.
Stay aware: Keeping yourself on your toes while driving is vital to making yourself a safe driver. Never drive around on empty, always watch out for potential animals that might run into the road, and when a light turns green, look around for any potential people running a red light. Even as you grow more comfortable, never forget to stay alert and aware.
Can you tell me about Chevy’s Teen Driver technology?
Chevrolet understands that keeping a teenager safe when they’re learning to drive is extra important, which is why they have created technology to promote better driving habits. Teen Driver is a teaching tool which is used to educate drivers on best practices. There is a feature like Buckle to Drive, which mutes the audio until the driver is buckled, and then automatically turns on once they have buckled. You will even be able to see an in-vehicle report card that teaches you more about your teen’s driving. Other features you can enable with Teen Driver include speed warning, speed limiter, an audio limit, and a seatbelt audio mute system.
How can Ted Britt Chevy help?
We want to promote safe driving practices always, especially in our local city of Sterling, and the greater state of Virginia. We want to always support teen’s getting their first vehicles from us, and because of that, we are dedicated to only selling vehicles that you can rely on. Check out our inventory online, or bring your teen around for a test drive today!
