Teen Driver Safety

Susan Traugh
Oct 13
2 min read

Helping teens stay safe while driving is an important adult living skill. Road rage can be a deadly problem for young people and learning how to cool it can be a life-saving adult living skill for teens, and especially teens with special needs.

Road Rage is Common

According to MOTOsafety, 40% of teens experience anger while on the road.* The article link below offers good advice on steps teens can take to avoid the stress of road rage and help teens remain calm while driving. Some ideas include:

Avoiding eye contact in stressful driving situations
Listening to music the teen enjoys
Using the “I’m sorry” gesture should the teen make a mistake while driving

Try this Free Lesson

Other ideas for driver safety are included in the free lesson provided here called “Cooling Road Rage” from Daily Living Skills’ workbook Transportation. Use the article below to begin a discussion on teens’ experiences with rude or angry drivers. Brainstorm ideas to help students avoid confrontation. Then, cement that knowledge with this free lesson.

If time allows, finish up by having students create their own “Cooling Road Rage” posters to encourage others to follow their example.

For More Information

“Cooling Road Rage” is from Daily Living Skills’ workbook Transportation. Like all lessons in the series, this lesson is written on a 3rd/4th grade level and include grading sheets, answer keys and parent information letters to comply with federal standards for transition skills. The Teacher’s Manual (sold separately) provides information on program set-up and maintenance along with written ITP (Individual Transition Plan) goals for each book. If you like what you see, go look at our Teachers Pay Teachers site or our shop on our Transition2Life site.