by Tim | Mar 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am not really a science guy; I took Physics for Poets to get one of my final credits to graduate from college. One result of my ignorance on this subject was trying, after my son’s accident, to understand why cars so often skid. For quite a while , I...
by Tim | Mar 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
A year ago in early March I picked up on the theme of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, known as March Madness, to describe the absurdity of traffic safety groups working hard to curb texting and distracted driving while auto manufacturers add to the inside of new...
by Tim | Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
For several years, the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, with assistance from various non-profits organizations and sponsors (this year, Travelers), has conducted a statewide video contest for high school students, on safe driving. The specific topic this...
by Tim | Feb 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
In 2008, Connecticut’s Safe Teen Driving Task Force recommended that 16 and 17 year-old-drivers be prohibited from carrying passengers other than an adult supervising driver for their first six months with a license, and from carrying anyone other than immediate...
by Tim | Feb 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
In prior posts on this blog and in my presentations, the starting point for my advice to parents of teen drivers has been: “Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a safe teen driver,” and I have listed three reasons. First, the brains of teenagers have...
