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Video: Motherproof interviews Mothers at Drivers Edge Event

02:32 min
By Cars.com Editors
May 14, 2009

About the video

Motherproof interview mothers at a Drivers Edge Event.

Transcript

(upbeat drumming) (slow drumming) Hi, I'm Courtney from Motherproof. And I'm Emily. We're here at the Driver's Edge program in Denver.
And we're gonna be interviewing some parents today to find out what their experiences are, having their kids here, participating in the program today. It's gonna be a good day. (slow drumming) Nervous. He's the youngest. My older son went through two accidents right after he got his license, so. Very. I'm terrified. It was pretty scary when he first learned, you know. As the years go on, it's probably the road conditions that scare me the worst. Extremely. Extremely. There's no words to describe how scared I am. (slow drumming) Well, she went through driver's ed through school and I just didn't feel it was very valuable. It was teaching for the test. And I wanted something more for her. I felt the local driving schools and regulations weren't quite up to snuff. So I felt like it would be a great opportunity for Dakota to learn. He's a good driver, but I just wanted him to know how to react when you get in situations. (slow drumming) There's always, we take his keys away if, you know, if he's not wearing a seatbelt, that's just a rule that we have, so. Well, if he gets a ticket, he doesn't drive anymore. Actually, when he does drive with friends that are 17 or older, they have what's called the designated texter. So if the driver receives a text message, somebody in that car will do the texting for that person. Yeah, she, I mean, she knows the rules and she knows that after she gets her first ticket or she has an accident, where it's her fault, then she is then responsible for her insurance. I will pay for it until then. But after that point, it's her responsibility. No drink and driving, safety belt, and look over your shoulder, which she has a real hard time doing. (mom laughs) (slow drumming) Get as much help as you can when it comes to the driving. Just be patient with the kids. Understand they are kids. It just takes a lot of patience. And the best thing you can do is just provide them with as much knowledge as possible. (slow drumming)