What can I do to help make my teen child a more responsibleGainesville driver?

 

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This is an important topic in light of the recent AAA report showing that teens are more likely to cause a fatality on the road than to be killed. Being a good role model, talking to your teen, developing trust but also imposing driving rules are some of the ways you can help your teen to be a better driver and stay safe on the road in Gainesville and all of Flordia.  Here are some safety ideas to help your teen be a safer driver:  For some more tips you can read my article, Teach your children well:

*Make sure that you yourself follow the traffic safety rules by always wearing a seatbelt and not using a cell phone in the car.

*Educate your teen about the repercussions that traffic offenses can have on the cost of car insurance and future employment opportunities if the teen has a serious traffic offense on his or her record.
 
*Impose certain restrictions, such as prohibiting the teen's driving at night or limiting driving to certain number of hours each day.

*Make sure your teen knows, however, that you would rather have them call you anytime and pick them up than drive home unsafely.

*Have a constant dialogue with your teen!





Attorney Jeffrey Meldon

Hello, I am Jeffrey Meldon. As an accident attorney, I strongly believe that public education is step one in the prevention of an accident or in the recovery from one. 

My Office and Assoicates are located in Gainesville, Florida. We are Personal Injury Attorneys (Accident Lawyers). I take pride in my work and the results that I and my experienced team of Associates and Staff get for our clients.  

Everyone in my Office works hard to help accident victims get the justice and the fair settlement or jury verdict that they deserve thoughout the North and Central Florida area including: Ocala, Marion County, Alachua County, Lake City, Citrus County, Daytona Beach, and Inverness. I am highly involved with every case in my office and am the negotiator with insurance companies.

You can feel free to give me a call at 1 800 373 8000 or contact my office, with any questions you may have, or to discuss your unique case.