by Tim | Aug 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
In January 2010, a sixteen-year-old driver here in Connecticut was driving on Interstate 84 at 8:30 on a Saturday morning and collided with a school bus. A student on the bus died, and the teen driver has been charged with negligent homicide. Obviously, this...
by Tim | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Readers: as some of you may have noticed, during the past six weeks I took some time away from regular posts on this blog. I wish I could say that I was relaxing on some beach or golf course, but I have been working on my book, His Father Still, and also doing...
by Tim | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Teen driver laws in most states contain a nighttime curfew. In general, the deadline for teen drivers to be home ranges from 9:00 p.m. to midnight, with several exceptions, such as employment, school activities, medical needs, religious observances, and participation...
by Tim | May 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was privileged last month to attend the Lifesavers Conference, the annual national meeting of the traffic safety community. The meeting (this year, the 28th Annual) draws federal, state, and local public safety officials, law enforcement, hospital and emergency...
by Tim | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
A blog called Juggle, part of the Wall Street Journal, recently posed the question, “When Should Your Teen Start Driving?” The article raised issues that have been debated for years by legislators and traffic safety professionals across the country: ...
