![]() Educate parents and teens about the risks of drinking and driving.Riding with a driver who has been using alcohol or drugs.Using alcohol, drugs or other substances. ![]() Screen teens for risky behaviors, including the following:.Pediatricians and other health professionals can Strengthen enforcement of existing policies, such as minimum legal drinking age and zero tolerance laws, and graduated driver licensing systems.Increase awareness among teens and parents.Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, United States, 1991-2011 The percentage of teens in high school, aged 16 years or older, who drink and drive has decreased by more than half. ![]() Research has shown that when parents establish and enforce the “rules of the road”, new drivers report lower rates of risky driving, traffic violations, and crashes. Parents can consider creating and signing a parent-teen driving agreement with their teens.
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