Make it your New Year’s Resolution to show a little more aloha on the roadways this holiday season and the upcoming year. Let’s perfect those driving skills and take it back to the basics! Solid knowledge of driving etiquette and safety awareness positions you in the right direction to avoid collisions and other roadways hazards. 

The month of May marks the start of summer vacation for many students. Young adults and teens will most likely be on the road with the summer break, graduation ceremonies, parties, and other recreational activities.

This is an influential time for parents to remind their teens to stay focused on safe driving and pay full attention to their surroundings while behind the wheel. Safety experts say that car accidents are the number one annual cause of teen fatalities in the United States? Trust statement?

Here are some driving tips for parents to discuss with their teens before they get behind the wheel this summer:

Though traffic has dropped significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, crashes still take place on our roadways and highways because of dangerous driving behavior. On a typical day nationwide, more than 700 people are injured in distracted driving crashes, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). Talking on a cell phone (even those hands-free models) or texting or programming an in-vehicle infotainment system diverts your attention away from the road and your surroundings. Keep yourself and others around you safe and #justdrive.