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Source: http://static.scribd.com/docs/48zkel5ebvplr.swf?INITIAL_VIEW=width =This website talk about tips to help teen drivers drive safely, and here are a few that it mentions:=
 * **Always wear a seat belt**
 * Wearing your seat belt can save your life; make sure that your passengers always wear their seat belt too. - (You don't want them flying out your windshield)


 * **Make sure you know the severity of driving under the influence**
 * Driving under the influence of any substance be it alcohol or any illegal drug is against the law and if caught by the police your license maybe taken away and you maybe taken to jail. Not only can you lose you license but you can also lose your life because of the imperative influence that the substances may have on you.


 * **Use cellphones in the car only in emergency situations**
 * Cell phone use in the car can be very dangerous because it can pull your focus away from the road and into a conversation, which may cause you to swerve off the road and get in an accident. If it is imperative that you use a cell while driving pull off to the side of the road and make your call their.


 * **Limit the numbers of passengers in the car**
 * especially new drivers need to limit the number of passengers because the more passengers in the car the greater the chances of losing focus on the road and turning that attention on the other passengers in the car and having an accident.

Make sure that before you start driving in these conditions that you have adequate practice because if you don't then you might get caught unprepared for the difficulty of the situation, and you might have an accident.
 * **Train for bad weather driving**
 * Be sure to practice driving in different weather conditions such as:
 * Rain
 * Snow
 * Hail
 * Wind
 * Ice
 * **Slower is always better**
 * Beginner drivers should always go slower than usual because driving fast is the leading cause as to why teens lose control of their cars and crash
 * Also large volumes of traffic need to be avoided when first at the wheel because it can they can easily distract the driver from the road ahead, and because there are many more quick decisions that have to be made when there are more cars to worry about.
 * **Limit night time driving**
 * Deadly accidents are three times as likely to happen when it is dark outside, so when you are first learning to drive stick to day time driving it is much safer.