Are you a teenager looking get your permit? Stop and Go Arizona Driving Schools can help!

Teens, this is a great time in your life…just think, soon you will have the freedom to drive! No more waiting for mom to pick you up or begging dad to drop you off at your friend’s house. But, even if you get your permit, you are still going to need to convince your parents that it’s a good idea to let you use the car. The truth is, there are a lot of scary statistics out there, and don’t think your parents haven’t heard them. A great way make your parents feel a lot better about you being on the road is to attend Stop and Go Arizona driving school. Our Az driving schools will teach you how to be a better, defensive driver as well as prepare you for your written and physical driving tests for when you apply for your license.

Parents: A Few Facts You Should Consider Before Sending Your Teen Out on the Road

It is a scary reality that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year olds.  You simply never can prepare them enough for this huge responsibility.  For this reason, Stop and Go Az driving school provides in-depth, hands-on defensive driving and traffic school courses for teens.  According to U.S. Department of Transportation statistics:

• 3,490 drivers in this age group died in motor vehicle crashes in 2006 and an additional 272,000 were injured.

• Drivers age 15- to 20-years old accounted for 12.9 percent of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes and 16 percent of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes.

• Twenty-five percent of teen drivers killed were intoxicated.

• In 2002 the estimated economic cost of police-reported crashes involving drivers between the ages of 15 and 20 was $40.8 billion, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov ).
  

• The risk of being involved in a fatal crash for teens is three times greater than for drivers age 65 to 69.

The two main factors that lead to these high numbers are immaturity and lack of driving experience among teens. Luckily, driving courses like those offered at many Arizona driving schools allow teen drivers to develop mature driving attitudes and gain experience behind the wheel, and they have been very successful in reducing teen motor vehicle accidents. 

*Stop and Go Arizona driving schools are located throughout Arizona. Please see our list of locations for the one nearest you.