| Teaching children how to safely operate an automobile | | | | ban on text messaging while driving, 67 percent believe |
| is one of the most important measures fathers and | | | | there should be more regulation over making calls and |
| mothers can take to keep their kids safe. | | | | 75 percent of respondents believe these rules should |
| Today, if a teen has a driver's permit or license, he or | | | | apply to all drivers. |
| she is probably old enough to have a cell phone too. | | | | "In recent months, the debate about the dangers of |
| Mobile phones are a great way to stay in touch with | | | | DWD (driving while distracted) has intensified as more |
| loved ones, especially as they graduate into | | | | and more states consider taking legislative action," said |
| independence. It's never a bad idea to give your son or | | | | Bill Windsor, an insurance agency safety officer. "The |
| daughter a call to make sure everything is alright. | | | | survey results confirm that there is strong public |
| However, he or she is probably also using that cell | | | | support for banning texting while driving. It also provides |
| phone to send text messages to friends. Text | | | | insight into support for additional restrictions |
| messages can be a lot of fun so long as they're sent | | | | policymakers may want to consider." |
| and received at the right time, and the right time is | | | | Fathers and mothers with strong parenting skills know |
| never behind the wheel of a car. | | | | when their children are at risk. If you feel like your son |
| An insurance survey that polled people nationwide | | | | or daughter doesn't yet understand the importance of |
| revealed that 8 out of 10 Americans believe that cell | | | | automobile safety, take some time to educate them. |
| phone use while driving should be more heavily | | | | Consider explaining to them that being distracted on |
| restricted. More specifically, the survey reported that | | | | the road could potentially be dangerous and urge them |
| 80 percent of Americans believe there should be a | | | | to refrain from using the phone while driving. |