Three community partners: North Bay Police, the local chapter of Parachute Canada and the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board are combining efforts to promote teen driver safety during this National Teen Driver Safety Week.

On Tuesday, resources were set up at St Joseph-Scollard Hall.

They were available for students and there were surveys to fill out as well.

One student, Keats Vanderlee says students are aware of the dangers of texting while behind the wheel but more education is needed too.

North Bay Police Cst. Ken Ayres says students between the ages of 16-20 have quite the thirst for contact on technology, but that doesn’t mean that adults don’t.

He says in many cases there are students learning to text and drive while watching their parents.

Ayres points out the fines continue to increase for texting and driving, but it continues to happen.

The fines for texting while driving have increased from $85 a few years ago to $400 and 3 demerit points today.

Meantime, Parachute Canada will be hosting a national teen safety driver party on Twitter starting Wednesday night at 7 pm.

Some of the issues will be distracted driving, drug impaired driving, road safety and teen driver behavior.