Adept Driver, teenSMART Driving Program

Many studies show no difference in crash rates between those with driver education and those that received no driver education.

	teenSMART	Typical Driver Education
Performance Measure	Crash frequency reduction	Score on a State driver test
Content	Science based	Opinion based
Teaching Method	Integrated multitasking	Didactic and linear
Driver Behavior	Situational and flexible	Absolute and inflexible
Learning Focus	Critical decision making	Rote recall of facts
Parent involvement in supervised driving practice	Fully involved (up to 60 hours)	Little or none
Pre-post evaluations showing improvement in crash reduction skills and behavior change	YES	NO