Road Rules For Reid

What can others do to help teenagers in Georgia?

 THIS YEAR, Finally Pass the law requiring seat belts for pickup trucks!

•     Forty-one percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were Rural or Small-town residents traveling on rural roads.

•     Many male teen drivers, especially those that live in rural areas, drive pickup trucks. They may have grown up watching their mother wearing a seatbelt in the car since that is required by law but many males (fathers) in rural areas drive pickup trucks and therefore, are not required to buckle up. Who do you think the son is going to mimic?

•     Let’s change this so that we are not the only state in the nation that does not require it.

Talk to your representatives about SB 86 and ask that they support it this year!

Cell phones and seat belt use

• Push to increase the fines or penalties for non-seat belt use for young drivers and insist they be ENFORCED!  Also make the fine or penalties be non-negotiable. $15 or even $25 is not enough!!
• According to NHTSA, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests higher fines are associated with higher use rates.
• Georgia is tied for the lowest rate across the United States
  
  Lastly:  Limit or restrict cell phones and texting

• As part of the graduated licensing system, this is one effective way to help reduce the number of teen traffic crashes and fatalities.
• Include driving while texting (DWT) as well. Teens need to pay attention to driving for their first few years without any added distractions such as cell phones!
• Enforce them if it ever does become law.