The Teen Safe Driver ProgramSM, an
innovative program that uses a combination of technology and parental
involvement to help young drivers overcome the challenges of learning how to
drive, is now available to American
Family’s automobile insurance customers. More information is available from American
Family insurance agent Todd Stanley at 2500 Glenn Ave. in Sioux City.
American Family, in association with DriveCam Inc., is providing the year-long Teen Safe Driver at no cost to American Family automobile insurance customers who have a beginning teen driver in their household. The program is now available in all 19 of American Family’s operating states.
Teen Safe Driver provides teens and their parents an in-vehicle video and audio unit that captures risky driving behaviors. Parents log in to a Web site, www.teensafedriver.com to view the driving report card, video events and coaching tips, including objective, third-party assessment of the teen driver’s driving performance compared with other teens.
“This is a terrific
opportunity for parents to help their young drivers identify the issues that
all new drivers share,” said Stanley, whose office is open from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. “Teen Safe Driver is a
completely voluntary program, and families who are already participating in the
pilot program find it really reduces the number of risky driving incidents.”
By helping parents provide guidance to their teens, Teen Safe Driver is achieving a greater than 70 percent reduction in the frequency and severity of risky driving events among these novice drivers.
