vendredi 22 janvier 2016

Using A Teen Driving App Before Hitting The Road

By Robert Ward


Teenagers today love to use mobile technology. Many of them spend hours every day checking their phones, tablets, and other mobile devices to browse the Internet and chat with friends. Schools are even taking advantage of this technology by utilizing tablets and smart devices in the classroom. Because so many teenagers are accustomed to learning on these gadgets, more states are making available learning aids like a teen driving app aimed to help the youngest of drivers get ready for their licenses and exams. These apps contain lessons that teenagers can use to learn how to drive better and more safely.

A common lesson that can be found on these apps teaches young drivers about common traffic signs. Traffic signs can be found all over the highways and local roadways. A teenager may not know what each sign means, however.

Some of these differences in the signs are seemingly insignificant. However, they still often show up on driver's licenses exams, which is why teenagers are encouraged to learn what each sign means. One question that many adults even get wrong on the test centers around the differences between a pedestrian crossing sign and one for a school crosswalk, for example.

This application also teaches kids about local, state, and federal speeds. The federal speed limit in most places is 70 to 75 miles per hour on the highway or interstate. Some states, however, require that drivers slow down to 65 miles per hour. Cities implement much slower speeds, as low as 30 miles per hour or even slower, on city roads.

If they cannot keep the speeds straight in their minds or they fail to notice the posted speed signs, teenagers can refer to their phones or tablets when they are not behind the wheel of the car. They may refer to this information to remind themselves of how fast they can drive. They may also have it on hand to refer to before they take their licensing exam.

They may need help remembering how to maneuver a car on snow and ice. Teens sometimes panic when their cars go into a skid or into a spin on icy roads. They fail to recall safety lessons they learned in driver's education classes.

The application advises novice drivers to slow down and tap the brakes to avoid wrecking. If they find themselves in a skid or spin, they may learn from the apps to steer the car in the direction of the skid or spin to bring themselves out of it. This information can save their lives, keep other drivers safe, and also keep damages to their cars to a minimum. It also teaches them not to drive if they can help it in these kinds of weather conditions.

Teenagers often look forward to driving. They need a lot of instruction prior to becoming safe drivers, however. They might pass their exams and get more in-depth knowledge of how to drive by downloading an app to their phones or tablets. Teens typically learn better and faster when this kind of technology is made available to them.




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