IF YOU’RE a menace behind the wheel of a car then your children will probably
be bad drivers too. American researchers have found that the offspring of
drivers with a bad accident record are also likely to have a disproportionate
number of accidents when they start to drive themselves.
“If parents set a bad example it is logical that the child will follow suit,
says Jane Eason, a spokeswoman for Britain’s Royal Society for the Prevention of
Accidents. “Parents should set an example. It’s never too early to teach people
about road safety.”
Susan Ferguson of the Insurance Institute for…
