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Ben Glass, Esquire
How To Prepare For Young Drivers On the Road during Back-to-School Season
Benjamin W. Glass and Associates
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How To Prepare For Young Drivers On the Road during Back-to-School Season

It's that time of year again. Back-to-school season is in full swing, and that means high school juniors and seniors will be starting driver's education and venturing out onto Northern Virginia roads. With so much to think about as the summer winds down, many families forget that it's one of the most important times of year to be alert and prepared for every eventuality.

Getting a driver's license is one of the biggest milestones in a teenager's young adult life. It means freedom, independence, and responsibility. The best and safest drivers on the road all have years of driving experience, something that, by nature, a teenager doesn't have. As a result, it is young drivers who make the most mistakes and unintentionally endanger the most lives on the road.

Our most recent data from 2010 tells us that driving teens (ages 16-19) are three times as likely to be involved in a fatal crash than any other age group. Despite being only 14 percent of the population, teen drivers are involved in 30 percent of the cost of all motor vehicle injuries.

To delve even deeper into the statistics, teens are even more likely to cause a crash if they are driving with teen passengers or if it's their first month with their licenses. Plus, we all know how easily teens are distracted in the smartphone age; texting and driving is a whole new beast that Virginia laws are just this summer starting to deal with more aggressively.

This should all make sense, really. Without driving experience, young drivers are more likely to misjudge situations, forget important traffic laws, and miscalculate the size and speed of their cars, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be prepared.

Thankfully, there are steps you can take to ensure that you and your loved ones are properly taken care of in the event of an unfortunate, unavoidable accident. Aside from the fundamentals (wear your seatbelt, drive the speed limit, be alert, and drive defensively), you should also make sure that you have full Uninsured Motorist Coverage.

In Virginia, most people don't know that it is legal to drive without insurance. Uninsured motorists just pay a fee to the state every year and go about their business.

This means that should an accident happen with an uninsured driver, you will need a comprehensive uninsured motorist plan from your insurance company (not just the bare minimum) to recover fully.

Without a doubt, it's easier to ask these questions beforehand than after the fact. Be smart, drive safely, and make sure you're fully covered with so many young drivers getting on Virginia roads during back-to-school season.

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