The Boy Scouts of America have done a lot for helping shape young boys into great men, and it turns out they can do a lot to help shape you and your teen into collision-free drivers. What do the Boy Scouts have that you can apply to your driver education? I’m talking about the Boy Scout Promise: “On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty…”
Last week, we talked about the second part of that promise “I will do my best”. Today, we finish our series on this with part three: “to do my duty…”. You probably already feel that sense of duty, that sense of obligation to your teen to make sure she gets the best driver education available. That is part of your duty when you start teaching your teen to drive. However, our obligations as drivers go even further. It’s our duty to help keep the road safe for others beside ourselves. Making that sudden lane change might be more convenient for you, but it also might force another driver to make a dangerous maneuver. As responsible drivers, we should do our best to make sure we are helping keep the roads safe for everyone.
Watch this video to see Patrick Barrett, the Driver Education Guru, talk about doing your duty as a responsible driver and parent.