by Tim | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
During the past year it has been my privilege to work on several projects with the National Organizations for Youth Safety, www.noys.org. NOYS is a national coalition of 65 agencies that serve youth in a variety of areas, including traffic safety, wellness, substance...
by Tim | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
The headline of a recent article in the weekly automotive section of a newspaper: “Parents Spending Less On Teen Drivers.” No surprise in this economy. Driving is expensive. Insurance rates for teens have always been much higher than they are for older...
by Tim | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Statistics about what times of day are the most hazardous for teen drivers have been very consistent for years: the hours after school lets out show a sharp spike from the 9AM to 3PM period; more crashes happen at night than during the day; and the three hour period...
by Tim | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few posts and weeks ago, I wrote about a case that was in front of the U.S. Supreme Court about whether police may secretly place a GPS tracking device on the car of a suspect and track the car’s movements without a search warrant. I noted that using a GPS to...
by Tim | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ever since I started researching teen driving agreements two years ago, I have hoped to have a model in both English and Spanish, and now, with fabulous help from Yale-New Haven Hospital, we do. You will now find on the landing page of this blog a Spanish translation...
