In May, the state Department of Licensing partnered with the Safe Roads Alliance and State Farm Insurance to create a program that provides parents and guardians with a simple, easy-to-follow plan designed to help teens develop safe driving habits.
The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program guide includes information and lessons on driving basics, information for parents and licensing qualifications.
The program is supplemented by the RoadReady mobile app, which can easily and accurately track the required supervised driving time of 50 hours.
Car crashes are a leading cause of death among teens in Washington, according to a news release from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Between 2009 and 2013, 179 teens ages 15 to 19 died in car crashes. Of those, 102 were drivers.
The program guide is available at driver licensing offices around the state, www.DOL.wa.gov and www.WaDriveToZero.com. The mobile app is available at the App Store on iTunes and Google Play.
The effort is part of Washington’s Target Zero plan, which has a goal of ending traffic deaths and serious injuries in Washington by 2030. For more information, go to www.targetzero.com or www.wtsc.wa.gov.
