For teenagers, getting a driver’s license is an exciting time. For parents, it can be a little less exciting. Now that teens can take the written portion of the test at home, some said they are worried about inexperienced drivers on the road.

“I want to make sure that he’s prepared for all kinds of situations and make sure that he’s ready to drive,” Katie Mcmillin said, whose son is getting ready to start driving.

She said he is around a week away from his 16th birthday. Mcmillin said she hopes other parents take the test and their child’s safety as seriously as she does.

“It’s such a big, big responsibility for a 16-year-old to grasp that a split-second decision can mean life or death,” she said.

She takes him to a driving school, Drive 4 Life Academy in Knoxville, to make sure he’s prepared to hit the road.

“Not only do they have to drive well, but I also keep trying to get across to him, you have to anticipate other people and if they make a bad decision, how are you going to react to it?” Mcmillin said. FULL STORY HERE