Topic : 09/10 Season 6 Premiere!

Distractions, texting, dialing, answering, cell phones. Changing CD's, radio stations, eating, digging in your purse for something. READING. I have seen all and more. I am a driving instructor, teaching mostly teenagers.  In my state a driver on a permit can not use their cell phone while they are driving. But like all adults as soon as they get their license  they can. Our teenagers model after their parents. So do you use your phone? then why won't your teen.

   A few months back we lost a teenage girl. Had her license for just over a month.  The phone records show she hit send 30 seconds before she crashed into the back of a large dump truck. Killed her instantly. There was no sign that she ever even hit the brakes. Chances are she  never even saw it.  Sadly several other teens saw it happen. 

   Wake up people. If you are going to drive then drive. If you need to talk on the phone (or text) pull over.

I was really blown away by the mother of today's show teen texter. I understand the frustration involved in raising teenagers...I raised two.  And I even understand not always knowing what to do(been there too), but it doesn't take( or atleast it shouldn't ) a face to face consultation with Dr. Phil to know that when your child is involved in something dangerous as a parent you must do whatever it takes to stop him/her. Case in point:  My now twenty-year old was licensed at sixteen.  when she first started the licensing process I allowed her to be licensed because I felt that she was responsible. A year after having her license, there was an incident where she came home after drinking having obviously having driven. I talked to her later that morning and after our conversation I saw that she was very indifferent regarding the issue of drinking and driving and her attitude was: I didn't get in an accident. I immediately, not the next day or after talking to Dr. Phil, went down to the DMV and had her drivers license cancelled as quickly as I had them issued.  Extreme?? so my daughter says, but in this case I would have rather been extreme than risk giving my daughter a license to drive while intoxicated. Guess what?? After pitching a big ole' fit and not speaking to me she has not cut me out of life. To Chelsea's mom: You are setting yourself  and your daughter up for alot of problems, because you as her parent have failed to be the mom.  I don't believe that Chelsea's phone will be taken and I just pray that it won't be my family member or neighbor or citizen anywhere that this girl kills.  Not only will she go to jail, but you will be sued for everything that you have because you have prior knowledge of this problem which makes as liable, if not more. Pleas help your child grow up for everyone's sake!!

Distractions, texting, dialing, answering, cell phones. Changing CD's, radio stations, eating, digging in your purse for something. READING. I have seen all and more. I am a driving instructor, teaching mostly teenagers.  In my state a driver on a permit can not use their cell phone while they are driving. But like all adults as soon as they get their license  they can. Our teenagers model after their parents. So do you use your phone? then why won't your teen.

   A few months back we lost a teenage girl. Had her license for just over a month.  The phone records show she hit send 30 seconds before she crashed into the back of a large dump truck. Killed her instantly. There was no sign that she ever even hit the brakes. Chances are she  never even saw it.  Sadly several other teens saw it happen. 

   Wake up people. If you are going to drive then drive. If you need to talk on the phone (or text) pull over.