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supervise your teen driver
Use a Practice Driving Log
Use the driving log in the center fold of this book to track your teen’s
practice driving and progress toward becoming a safe driver!
Driver Education
Formal driver education may be the most important class teenagers take.
Driver education promotes critical life-long skills, proper safety belt usage,
driving alcohol and drug free, respect, courtesy and cooperation, healthy
behaviors, and choices. The Oregon Driver Education program is saving
lives, reducing injuries, dramatically reducing the impact of teen driving
and is making our newest drivers better and safer.
Parents, educators, state offi cials, students, and community members
need to create powerful partnerships to support teaching and learning in
every community. We need to guarantee young drivers acquire preventive
behavior habits to manage risk. Remember, driving is a life-long skill and
it’s important to establish good habits early on. Check with your local
school and ask if they offer a driver education course. If not, there are
commercial providers available. If you choose a commercial provider, be
sure to ask if they will provide you with an ODOT issued certifi cate of
completion. When your teen applies for a license, an ODOT certifi cate
of completion satisfi es 50 hours of the practice driving time requirement
AND waives the drive test at DMV. Your teen will still need to complete
50 hours of practice driving with you or another licensed driver over 21
years of age with at least three years of driving experience. However, if
you opt not to take advantage of driver education, your teen will need
to complete a total of 100 hours of practice driving and take the drive test
at DMV.