Ready Yourself:Teenager Driving

Blessing of the cars in your local church warns the world your teenager has keys in hand and has a learners permit. Now the village of Laurel Maryland has become your eyes because your baby is driving. How to protect your teenager becomes your major source of worry. But first and foremost becomes getting the vehicle insured and your teenager to understand they are never alone in the car. Never! I now know where the North Laurel Community Center is. McDonald’s and Starbuck trips have become my new hobbies.

Checking in with local agents for this new adventure in parenting I find changes to my car insurance are required by law. My teenager has suddenly become defined as a liability. As always it cost money. To my relief using an approved driver’s school gives a discount to the added cost. Local agents helped me understand the requirements with my new addition to my car insurance. No talking on the cell phone while driving. No passengers other than family and who is mentoring your driving. No driving 12 AM to 5 AM unless you have a job, volunteered, are on a sports team or went to a school sanctioned activity. How in the heck do you check if they are on the cell phone while driving? If I call I put them in violation. That makes me the driving mentor until my baby is fully licensed.

Talking to local agents have relieved my fears. I know which routes have the most accidents, how to make my teenager understand that the police are about law, and that they answer to the community as well as me. Visit your local insurance agent and bring your teenager. It is nice to not be alone in this parenting activity.