Keeping Every Youth Safe (K.E.Y.S.)

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If your teen is getting ready to drive, or is already driving, you can help to protect your teen's safety by participating in the K.E.Y.S. (Keeping Every Youth Safe) program. It was developed to help families communicate the importance of safe-driving behaviors with their teenage drivers. It is designed to provide parents of teens with information to encourage safe-driving habits. Research has shown that parents have an influence on their teen’s driving behavior. These materials are presented in a format for parents and teens to complete activities together.

You may access the information by clicking on the titles of the publications below. You may also order these publications and the On The Road video/DVD at no charge.

Behind The Wheel
A Practice Driving Guide For Teens And Parents

Designed to help you foster the development of your teen’s driving skills — from the most basic skills to those needed to handle progressively more challenging driving conditions. Behind The Wheel will assist you in guiding your teen through progressively complex practice driving sessions, identifying common driving distractions, sharing safety and security reminders and entering into a safe-driving agreement with your teen driver. Keeping Every Youth Safe (K.E.Y.S.) is an important goal for all of us.

Driver distractions contribute to more than half of all teen crashes because they disrupt a driver's concentration and shorten reaction time. Teen driving distractions include talking with other passengers, changing radio stations or CDs, eating or drinking, and using cell phones while driving. Please take time to view this presentation with your teen driver. Managing driver distractions is an important step in developing good driving habits. You may view this presentation or order the DVD from The USAA Educational Foundation.

Cost Of Driving
From Insurance To Maintenance Expenses

Provides you and your teen with useful information to begin to understand the full extent of the costs of driving including the responsibility of insuring the vehicle, ongoing maintenance and the importance of maintaining a good driving record.