Connie and Wyatt Cobb were among the crowd that gasped in fear at the images of smashed cars that flashed across the screen. Connie hopes these images, provided by Gene Feher at the Safe Driving Information Night at Trackside Teen Center in Wilton on Tuesday, will help mold her son into a safer driver.
A night like this fosters the responsibility he will have, Connie said, describing how Wyatt will have to control a 2,000-pound object that can do a lot of harm if not handled correctly when he gets his license.
Feher, a 10-year member of Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, has seen many accidents caused by teen drivers, and he blames most of them on inexperience. He said many teens believe they are invincible, but he and many parents admitted that everybody gets into an accident at some point.
Its quite normal to think nothing is going to happen to you. Youre not exempt to MVAs, Feher said, abbreviating a term for motor vehicle accidents.
Although the photos and dangers of driving may have stood out Tuesday night, Cobb said that many of the 80 people in attendance came to learn the process for a teen to get a driver's license in Connecticut. The event, sponsored by Project 2013 of the Wilton Youth Council, was held for sophomore students and their parents to learn from people who know the process best. The other speakers were Bob Mills of Mills and Mills Insurance, Wilton Police Officer Richard Ross and Michelle DeWitt from Lewis Driving School.
With the graduated license system, many parents going through the process for the first time are unaware of how many rules have changed. Cobb said, Its a lot different than when I got my license.
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