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Safeco Launches Teensurance™

In an announcement released June 5th 2007 Safeco (NYSE: SAF) reported some details of a completely new product launch with Teensurance™ powered by Safeco®. Teensurance is a technology based product designed to offer parents a method of having a different kind of conversation with teen drivers. The new will be available to customers across the nation starting June 27, 2007. Teensurance uses a Global Positioning Sattilite (GPS) device The Safeco Safety Beacon™ integrated with online tools to help reinforce good driving habits. Teensurance offers parents tangible assurance regarding their young drivers behavior by offering parents real-time information and notifications. Safeco … Continue reading →

Teens Should Not Have Their Own Car

According to a new studies by State Farm Insurance and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Teens have less car accidents if they share a car with a parent or siblings. As a parent who wants to reward a child for being such a good child by rewarding him with a car when he gets his license, this study has caught me off guard. Could giving my son a well deserved gift be the thing that would most risk his life? …Or, could he be the exception to this rule? The rule basically says that if a child has free access … Continue reading →

Teaching your teen to drive: Getting Started

Well, it’s happened. My son just officially turned 15 (I think I started saying he was 15 a month or so ago), and wants to learn to drive. He has been studying for the permit exam diligently,and I have contacted the local homeschool office for “school attendance” paperwork required in the state of Georgia for teen drivers. I have no doubt he will pass the written test, as he’s never failed a test in his life. After that, he’s going to want to drive. Can you smell fear? I love my son and trust my son, but I am literally … Continue reading →

Intermediate or Graduated Drivers Licenses for New Drivers

In 1979 the year I got my drivers license car accidents caused 45.6 % of the deaths for people in the age group 15 to 24. In 1996 the death rate for people in the same age group dropped to 29.2%. Injury is the leading cause of death for children, with auto accidents being one of the major reasons causing the injury. While it’s true the children are not always driving the cars that cause these injuries. When it is a young driver the damage are often catastrophic. If not for the young driver but other people involved. Driving is … Continue reading →