This is an exciting time for you and your young driver. Your teen will soon have a greater level of independence and a huge responsibility to be a safe and responsible driver throughout his/her life. Our mission at the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is to reduce crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities on the Mountain State’s nearly 39,000 miles of public roadways by encouraging, promoting, and supporting highway safety.

This manual helps us fulfill this goal by providing you and your teen resources to develop their safe driving skills. The Parent’s Supervised Driving Program is set up in a logical and progressive manner, from finding the location of the wipers through driving on a busy interstate.

Enjoy this time with your teen and remain calm as you work together to ensure your teen becomes a safe and responsible driver. Remember that a large portion of what your teen does behind the wheel will be modeled after your behavior, so be sure that you operate a vehicle in a safe manner and observe the rules of the road at all times. 

Most importantly, allow your teen plenty of time to practice. Driving in all weather conditions at different times of the day on all types of roads will ensure that your teen develops all the skills necessary to become a skilled driver.

Safe roads start with safe drivers!

Jack McNeely, Director
WV Governor’s Highway Safety Program