Our lives are full of change whether we can expect some aspects to go according to plan or not. Ultimately, with the change that life has and holds for us we have to not only take it in day-by-day, but also accept the challenges and hurdles it has in store. One aspect of change is that of age, and particularly that of teenagers transitioning from high school to college environments. Typically, when we think of this age range and the transition they are making we usually focus on that of whether or not they will succeed academically, or what will they major in.
New Chapter, Same Problem
However, one aspect of this transition that many students, and parents alike need to begin focusing more on is that of what the road has in store for these students. The majority of the time students are leaving the place they call home and are traveling not only to a new school, but a new city they will soon refer to as “home”. Yet, this means that students will be traveling on the road a lot, especially depending on the distance between their actual home and that of their new one. The issue though is that these students are carrying over their poor driving skills that they attained throughout the majority of their teenage years over to college, which means that they not only will be doing it more, but also over a longer distance than that of what they are normally used to.
Another aspect to look at is that of alcohol, and its place within college culture today. Whether a college student is legal or not it can easily be assumed that they will consume alcohol at one point or another. However, when they do so and then get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle they are not only putting themselves in a legally complicated situation, but also one that can affect their education. It can be seen in many cases that student who have gotten DUI charges have actually lost their scholarships, been put on academic probation, or have been released from their university.
Remember, with holidays coming up soon and college students being released on break to travel home that you discuss driving and safety on the road with your college students.
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