WASHINGTON -- There is a new program that is teaching new drivers lessons on the road without ever venturing outside.

Young drivers are being taught how to drive through a video game as part of a program called Road Ready Teens.

Supporters said the software helps make the transition a lot easier for new drivers and their parents.

The program was developed by the Chrysler Corporation and aims to help teen drivers prepare for the road.

Will Taliaferro said he helped to create the game with his son in mind.

"Being the avid videogamer that Marshall is, he did inspire us and even as a young man at the age of 12, he was one of the first people to ever play the video game and to help us," he said.

The free downloadable video game is one part of the program. The game assimilates situations on the road from driving under the influence to driving in the rain.

"Your cell phone will ring and you get points deducted if you take it while you're driving," said Marshall Taliaferro. "I don't answer the phone while I'm driving either."

The program also provides an online driving contract for the family to agree upon.

"The contract basically just outlines a whole bunch of rules that you can -- like my dad just tightened those rules so I can do less," said Marshall.

Marshall has begun driving on the actual road and must be home by 8 p.m. unless he has special permission. He is also never allowed to drive with anyone else in the car except his father.

"He's not fighting us with the rules that we put in place because he knows that they are going to keep him safe," said Will.

Chrysler officials said more and more parents are beginning to download the program because of the additional help it offers.

"Those first years on the road are very stressful for parents and teens because they don't know what to do. They don't know the right and wrong," said Kristen Kreibich-Staruch of Chrysler Vehicle Safety and Planning.

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