Driver Safety Education Blog

Here is a link to a KidsHealth.org article which is quite good. It is called Helping Teens Learn to Drive.
Here is an excerpt from the article, "It's your son's first time behind the wheel and you're riding shotgun — who knows which one of you is more nervous?".
And another quote here, "Teen drivers should learn to anticipate and watch for potential problems from other drivers. For instance, when approaching a stop sign, they should watch for other cars coming from different directions that may not stop. In traffic, encourage your teen to watch for cars that suddenly switch lanes without signaling or pull out in front. New drivers often have trouble anticipating other cars or accurately sensing how much speed and space certain situations require."
So have a look - it may help you both, parent and teen.

For parents, here is a good site from California which has a number of articles about Learning Safe Driving.
Some titles are (there are many more):
Driving Too Fast is Deadly
It Wasn't My Fault
The Most Common Causes of Collisions: Unsafe Speed. Driving on the wrong side of the road. Improper turns. Violations of the right-of-way. Violation of stop signals and signs.
Teenagers
Research on ways to reduce teen driver fatalities.
Cellphones and Driving
The results of a number of studies on the use of cell phones for talking or texting while driving. Some will surprise you! Some conflict with others.
Lots or good reading at the site if you spend some time there.

Back to Alberta Transportation at their Saferoads.com site, where the monthly theme is "Young Drivers are the traffic safety focus for May". Please check it out. On the site there is a great workbook/check sheet for parents of new drivers called, "Geared to Go: Workbook for Coaching New Drivers". It is a PDF file and although there is a link to it from the home page on the right side, here is a direct link as well. This is an excellent publication! It will help parents for days and months to come.

Cheers - Mike