What does it mean to drive like you care? First of all, it means never putting your friends at risk. Here’s what the teen driving experts at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia recommend:
- Teen drivers should not transport child or teen passengers for the first 1,000 miles or 6 months until after they get their license.
- After six months, they should only transport a single teen or child passenger. They should wait another six months before driving more than one teen or child passenger.
- This will give them time to become familiar with driving without an adult.
The risk of a fatal crash for a teen driver doubles with just one teen passenger. Each new passenger increases the risk of a fatal crash.
