I’m currently teaching one of my kid’s friends to drive and I will be helping her to shop for her first car after she gets her license next month too. Hannah is 23, she’s a young Mom with a 2 year old. Hannah is a great kid and a great Mom, and I’m happy to be there for her, and support her during this important milestone in her life. She works really hard to support her daughter and has put some money away for her new (used) car! She knows that driving is going to give her the freedom and independence that she needs and will open up all sorts of opportunities for her. She’ll have lots more choices for employment, as well as daycare providers, and she’s hoping to start taking classes at the local community college as well. Of course safety is hugely important to her. Most new drivers have to consider the safety of themselves, as well as the drivers around them. Hannah has the additional concern of keeping her super cute toddler safe too!
When it comes right down to it, it doesn’t matter what kind of car you drive as long as it’s safe and gets you where you need to go! And when it comes to vehicle safety … tire condition is a huge factor.
Michelin’s #firstcarmoment campaign was created to start the conversation about tire safety when driving your first car, although it applies to driving any car actually. Did you know that the weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known as the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen drivers? Scary! I had no idea that driving in the Summer could be so dangerous!
Here are some other facts that you may not know:
- 12% of the 2.2 Million accidents that occur each year with new drivers are due to tire safety issues
- 26% of those accidents are attributed to low tread depth
- 32% of those accidents are attributed to improper tire pressure
- Driving on tires that are under-inflated, or have low treads, means less traction on the road
Thankfully those types of accidents are preventable by regularly checking your tire pressure and learning how to check your tread depth.
To see some fun First Car Moments, be sure and watch the video below, I promise it will make you smile!
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Hannah and I have been having fun doing a little preliminary car shopping… so many pretty colors! But when the day comes that she purchases her first car, we’ll be much more focused on good safe tires rather than a fun color!
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*Disclosure – A set of tires for giveaway and compensation were provided for this post by Michelin as a part of a partnership with SheKnows. All opinions are my own.
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Madeline says
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/620554468829102080
Madeline says
I wish I’d known that you always have to be aware of what the drivers around you are doing. I once swung around another car that was turning left and didn’t realize the car behind me was already doing the same thing around me (because I had hesitated), and we collided.
Sylvia M says
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/artistsyl/status/620441448316432385
Sylvia M says
No matter how great of a driver you think you are, you can still easily hydroplane across a road loose all control of your car, it won’t turn with the wheel or stop. It happened to me after 20 years of driving experience. I almost hit a car while driving with my kids down a slight hill. It was really scary. I am way more careful now when the roads are wet.
Susan Smith says
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/620058260595281920
Susan Smith says
I wish I had I had more experience driving in the snow when I first started to drive.
Lisa says
I learned that when driving on ice, if you start to spin, turn your wheels into the spin. Also, many cars have ABS (Antilock Braking System) so the car pumps the brakes for you. Don’t pump them yourself because the ABS won’t work correctly. Instead, press firmly on the brakes and don’t step off of them when you feel the brakes pumping.
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Fonda Rush says
I wish I would have had seat belts and used them. Lap belts MAY have been in my cars, but I didn’t use them. We had a few accidents, and my daughter got injured. We both hit the windshield once. Eventually, it became the law, and I have complied ever since. I feel naked without a seat belt even though mine are uncomfortable — they seem to ride off of my breast, so I am constantly fussing with it. I think if I got an extender, it would allow correct placement. Thank you for the opportunity to win!
steve weber says
tweet – https://twitter.com/groogruxking40/status/619513540324384768
steve weber says
I wish I knew how to drive both stick and manual transmissions in case of emergencies.
Julie Wood says
Tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/619508588860452864
Julie Wood says
I wish I knew that you can not use different types of tires on your car because of uneven wear , and that the tires need to be rotated for even wear, and that the tires need the proper air pressure to keep them in good shape. My neglect of the tires on my car caused them to wear out prematurely. Now I take excellent care of my tires!
Lisa Brown says
my tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/619507548073267204
Lisa Brown says
I wish I had know more about, or practiced more about, parallel parking; I am the worst at it and bumped a car once, learned fast to absolutely avoid this kind of parking.