May 12, 2014
On April 23, 2014, I had the privilege of presenting Not So Fast and my safe teen driving message to parents at Fitch High School in Groton, Connecticut. The next morning, the New London Day featured an article about my talk, and I received the photo above, taken by... read more
Apr 29, 2014
In the six years I have been working on safer teen driving, I have met many parents who have lost sons or daughters, and a few who have been propelled by tragedy into extraordinary advocacy for safer driving. Joel Feldman, of Philadelphia, lost his daughter Casey in... read more
Apr 26, 2014
Earlier this week I was thrilled to appear on “Creating Cooperative Kids,” a TV program hosted by Bill Corbett, a psychologist and author of Love, Limits and Lessons: A Parents’ Guide to Raising Cooperative Kids. The program appears on 300 public access stations... read more
Apr 15, 2014
I recently had the honor of being the luncheon speaker at the 16th Annual Connecticut Trauma Conference – doctors, nurses, EMT’s, trauma center administrators, law enforcement, and others connected to traumas services at Connecticut’s hospitals. My topic was... read more
Apr 11, 2014
On Sunday April 6, I had the pleasure of participating in a safe teen driving event/exposition put on by CruiseSafe, www.cruisesafe.org, in Stevensville Maryland. On April 10, 2013, four teens aged 17-19 died in a crash in Stevensville, on Kent Island, which is part... read more
Apr 8, 2014
Showing this month on West Hartford, Connecticut Community Television is an interview about Not So Fast, including a segment with two mothers of teen drivers who read the book and found it helpful. My thanks to WHC TV, to host Sara Conner, and to parents Karen... read more
Apr 4, 2014
On Sunday March 30 The New York Times Automobile section featured an article by John Quain, “Battle of the Dash: Tech Companies Try To Get Their Apps in a Row.” The link is below. The articles describes the latest new technology for in-vehicle, dashboard-mounted... read more
Apr 1, 2014
It’s not my objective to endorse one commercial product over another, and this post is not a product endorsement. However, the attached link describes the type of teen driver monitoring technology that I recommend to parents. This is not an app that disables or... read more
Mar 19, 2014
In mid-January, Travelers released the results of a large nationwide survey of licensed teen drivers, ages 16 to 18, and their parents. The study, conducted in October 2013, involved 1,002 teen drivers (65 percent female, 35 percent male), and 1,004 parents of... read more
Mar 16, 2014
I have gotten a bunch of emails asking me when and where I will be speaking/presenting about safe teen driving and my new book, Not So Fast. As of today (March 16, 2014), here is the schedule. Please note this includes public events as well as a few private events. ... read more
