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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Rebecca Graham says
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rhoneygee/status/624824205415219201
Rebecca Graham says
I wish I had been more careful about wearing seat belts.
Chris Gerke says
My first car was a 50 chevy…It broke down and my father had yto tow me…I broke the chain many times and he said he woud never tow me again..I’ve had AAA ever since..
Rhonda G says
I tweeted, thank you
https://twitter.com/trrg12/status/624222943812300803
Rhonda G says
I wish I had known the dangers of driving with children in the car who were not properly restrained. I started driving later in life and back then the laws were not what they are now. Many children were killed/injured due to lack of proper restraints.
Tami says
The importance of monitoring rear and side mirrors.
rachel says
That you need to do your own car research instead of trusting others blindly!
Victoria Gibbs says
My Twitter post 🙂
https://mobile.twitter.com/cbmfninja/status/623489053413896192
Maryanne Vaeth says
I learned to drive a 3 speed 1960 Ford Truck and my Father attached the horse trailer on the back and told me when I could safely maneuver my way through all sorts of traffic situations, he would feel comfortable letting me drive by myself (with or without the trailer). I think he truly blessed me with that LONG lesson – it took the entire summer to finally earn the keys! I didn’t learn how to work on the engine but he taught me all of the things that needed to be checked regularly – one of the biggest things he stressed was checking the tire pressure on both truck and trailer. One of the things that I know now that I didn’t understand when I first started driving (50 years ago) is that people tend to be ‘unaware’ and are on automatic pilot when they get behind the wheel.
Tiffany Light says
wish i had known that being alert and watching other driver’s behavior was just as important as my own when it comes to anticipating traffic issues of any kind.
Janice says
I wish I had taken the shop classes way back in high school instead of home Econ ! No one tells you that life happens down the road and one may find themselves single, alone, and as a woman needing to know how to change a tire, change oil, use a tire gauge, buy tires, and so much more!
maria cantu says
I wish I’d known then about car maintenance.
Cindy says
https://twitter.com/benz1171/status/622204897358913536
Cindy says
I wished I had learned earlier to drive defensively. Drivers don’t use turn signals and be prepared to stop suddenly.
Henria O. says
I wish I had realized how important routine maintenance was. My first and second cars would have lasted a lot longer if I had realized that.
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