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Texticle Alert: Your Next Text Could Kill a Kid!

As cell phones become more popular on the road, driving tragedies involving teenagers text messaging while behind the wheel have increased in frequency. Parents need to take steps to prevent dangerous driving distractions.

To help keep your teen safe while they are in the car, Students Against Destructive Decisions recommends parents follow these guidelines for teaching their kids about driving distractions.

• Know and enforce your state’s Graduated Driver License laws and restrictions, including unsupervised driving, time of day and passengers in the car.
• Sign a teen driving contract such as SADD’s Contract for Life