A Passion for Racing, Learning, and Music Drives this Teen SportsCar Racing Sensation. It’s the gap year that every parent dreams of: take a year off to continue a successful racing career, start a mentoring program for girls, work for a highly successful healthcare startup and then, start freshman year at Harvard. That’s what 19-year…
How The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Keeps the Whole World Safe
The next gen 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Teen Driver hits it out of the park. On a recent episode of ABC’s Black-ish, the main character bought his teen daughter a car, then fretted about her safety. If he had purchased the 2016 Chevy Malibu, he wouldn’t have had to worry. The midsize sedan is loaded with…
Michelin Grant Funds Teen Safety Initiative
Tires = safety, but try telling your teen that. Partner tire safety, teen driving and racing, and you just might get your teen’s attention. Tire maker Michelin and FIA (short for Federation Internationale de l’Automobile), the motor sports governing body, have come together to create stronger teen awareness around tire safety. The two teamed to…
Teaching Your Teen To Be A Better Driver
Teaching your teen to drive through example. Teaching your teen to be a better, safer driver really starts while she is still strapped safely into her car seat, absorbing what you do behind the wheel. If you speed, tailgate, text while driving, don’t bother using the directional signal, or yell at another driver who doesn’t…
Ford Teaches Teens: Free Safe Driving Program
Teenagers Make Up 7% of the Colorado Drivers but 15% of the Fatal Accidents. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year olds, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. This month, Ford Motor Company along with the Governor’s Highway Safety Association and Colorado Department of Transportation is bringing Ford’s award-winning…
Used Car Shopping For Teen Driver: Harder Than It Looks
Parent challenge: purchasing the perfect first used car for your teen driver. We’ve had a really hard time locating a loved and gently used car for our teen driver; something we could be happy having our teen drive. Our daughter has had her license for months, and with the chaos of after school events and three…
Distracted Driving: Toyota Takes a Stand, And Offers Free Classes for Teens
TeenDrive365 Simulator Seeks to Deter Distracted Driving According to my teen daughters, multi-tasking does not diminish mental capacity. They insist they can study while texting, listening to music and uploading selfies. Luckily they know not to text or use their phones while they drive, but distracted driving is a reality for too many drivers, teen or…
Toyota Teaches Teens: Free Supplemental Teen Driver Courses
Further Your Teens’ Driving Ability with Toyota’s Help When a doctor gets his medical license, his medical training doesn’t end. But when newly minted teen drivers get their license, they usually have no further instruction. Toyota wants to change that. The car company offers a series of free courses and events for teen drivers along with…