Here you can find information on the newly passed Teenage Driver Safety Act (TDSA), when and how to get your Graduated Driver License(GDL), and a new website that will help you navigate the entire learning-to-drive process.
Keep reading further for information on our award-winning parent-teen workshops, email newsletters and approved driving schools.
In an effort to help teen drivers buck the trend of being the most dangerous motorists on the road, AAA spearheaded legislation to add nighttime and passenger restrictions to an intermediate stage of licensure. The license became known as the Graduated Driver License (GDL) and the law implementing it as the Teenage Driver Safety Act (TDSA).
For more detailed information on the TDSA and how to get your new Graduated Driver License (GDL), check out our new website geared specifically to parents and teens navigating the learning-to-drive process: www.TeensAtTheWheel.com
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The AAA StartSmart program helps families get through the crucial period when teens are learning to drive. A series of email newsletters helps you identify the challenges you and your teen will face and how to work as a team to reduce risk. Click here to sign up!
Teen Driver Training Solutions for Purchase (Click the name of the product for more information.)
Teaching Your Teens to Drive is especially helpful to parents who choose to teach driving to their teenager themselves. It is available as a DVD and workbook combination.
Driver-ZED is a computer-based DVD software program that helps teens recognize and avoid driving hazards through four kinds of challenges: Scan, Spot, Act and Drive.
The teenSMART program consists of a Student Workbook, Parent Guide, Driving Practice Manual, Parent-Teen Activity Video and a six CD-ROM set. Families can qualify for up to $37 a year in discounts on their AAA Auto Insurance policy. AAA Members receive a $50 discount on this program.
