Cautiously, at the wheel ... children

It would seem only yesterday that your child have fun playing in the sandbox and rode a tricycle. And now he is lost late in discos, and yesterday asked you to buy him a car. Almost all adolescents dream of changing their bikes for the "real wheels". The words "My own machine" - a declaration of independence for many young people.

There are certain advantages as well as the big danger is to allow your child to sit behind the wheel. To begin, you should decide that for you a convenient and affordable, whether to buy your child his own car, or allow him time to time use your own. Usually more convenient for parents when a child has its own car, and can use it whenever he wants. In addition, the longer will the young man behind the wheel, the sooner he will develop good skills in driving and valuable driving experience. Besides, driving a car - it's a good test for the teenager, as he prepared to enter into adulthood, how well he can navigate the world of adults, whether he is ready to take on that responsibility. But it's also a great danger. Many parents, allowing the teen to get behind the wheel, just do not realize how much risk he exposes himself.The teenager behind the wheel - a time bomb.
From police reports: "January 15 at 19.00 the car" VAZ seventh model on the street. Tashkent hit a billboard. Driver of 19 years and two passengers of 18 and 17 years, with injuries of varying severity were taken to hospital. The preliminary cause of the accident: the driver lost control in icy conditions. "
"June 3 at 2 am on Prospect Mira car Zhiguli ninth model collided with a car" Toyota "and overturned. The driver of the Lada "18 years of age and one of the passengers of 16 years died on the spot. The preliminary cause of the accident: speeding and driving while intoxicated. "
Although young people under nineteen years of age is only 7% of the total number of drivers, the number of accidents attributable to them is 14%. The first cause of accidents is speeding and drunk driving. Large as the number of fatal crashes. But most teens think they are immortal, they spit on the taboos and restrictions. They tend to overestimate their skills in driving and being distracted by extraneous stimuli (music, friends, mobile phone).
Everyone knows that good driving skills only come with experience, which is not yet in teenagers. Most teens have never practiced driving in bad weather, at night or on high-speed highway, and when they get in such conditions, they do not know how to behave. Risk of being involved in an accident for a teenager in these circumstances is very great. But suffer not only the teens but not innocent people, pedestrians, as well as friends of the teenager being together with him in the car. According to recent studies, the more your friends is a teenager in the car, the greater the risk of getting into an accident and the risk of dying in an accident.
In addition, the quality of education in many driving schools leaves much to be desired. Parents pay for the education of the child, thinking that it will teach safe driving, instead, the teenager taught only the basics of traffic rules, and even how to easily pass the exam on the right.What parents can do
How can increase your child's safety behind the wheel? Following these tips, you can reduce your risk of getting into an accident your child:

    * Set a good example. Always wear your seatbelt, do not use a mobile phone, obey all traffic rules and do not be an aggressive driver.
    * Teach your child that you know yourself: how to drive at night, in rain and ice, what to do if your car suddenly breaks down, etc.
    * Insist that your child always wear your seat belt. According to statistics, more than 50% of teens killed in car crashes were not wearing seat belts.
    * Constantly remind your child that car - it is a source of danger, a weapon that can take away someone's life. And if a teenager irresponsible, it is better not to trust his driving.
    * Limit your child to ride at night, during peak hours and weekends. It was at this time is the greatest number of accidents.
    * Make sure that your child will be able to contact you in case of trouble behind the wheel. Tell him that you will not get angry and scold him, whatever happens. In addition, you obviously have to buy it for this phone, which means additional costs. Just make sure that the teenager will not use it while driving.
    * From time to time ride with the child. So you better learn about its weak points of driving. If parents watch their child behave at the wheel, teens tend to become more accountable. Therefore, some time must ride with him as a passenger, even if the teenager and take it as an encroachment on its independence.
    * Let Teen pays for gas and the insurance or at least a portion of these expenses from his own money. Tell him also about the cost of repairs and spare parts, may be due to this it will be a more responsible approach to driving.
    * Restrict the number of passengers in the car of your child. Better if their will be no more than two.
    * Be prepared to take away his car keys. Not every teenager is ready for the responsibility behind the wheel. You must learn to firmly deny him driving.
If the teenager is still learning, the pre-contract with him, that the car should not affect his school, otherwise you will be entitled to take away his keys. In addition, if the adolescent himself will pay for insurance, petrol, spare parts and other costs associated with maintaining a car, then maybe he would have to seek additional income. It may also affect its valuation.
Of course, buying your child a car or allowing him to use his parents put themselves at great challenge, both morally and materially. But they also get an excellent opportunity to teach a child responsibility, proper planning of the budget and other, useful life skills.