Nov 3, 2013
Recently it has been my privilege to be in contact with the folks at IDriveSafely, an online driving school based in Carlsbad, California.
They were kind enough to conduct an interview with me and post an article on their website about Not So Fast. I am pleased... read more
Oct 30, 2013
Those of you with keen powers of observation may have noted that I have not posted very many new items this month. Well, that is because for National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 20-25, I was invited three times to submit a guest post on other national blogs: ... read more
Oct 21, 2013
At recent national traffic safety conferences and events, I have gotten to know Jaime Alvis, Director of Government Relations and Traffic Safety for The Century Council, a national association of distilled spirits companies. I have come to understand, appreciate and... read more
Oct 7, 2013
Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut is known as the premiere auto racing facility in the Northeast. It is home to the Skip Barber Racing School and a 1.5 mile track that draws racing enthusiasts from all over the world. My involvement with safe teen driving has... read more
Oct 1, 2013
I am pleased today to provide a guest post by Kelly Larsen of IDriveSafely, an online driving school based in Carlsbad, California. The Passenger Problem: How Driving Peers Affects Teens They’ve turned 16, they’ve passed their driving test—and now they’ve got their... read more
Sep 29, 2013
To celebrate the publication and national release of Not So Fast, about 150 family, friends, and the Connecticut traffic safety community gathered at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church. It was a fabulous and poignant event. TV personality and commentator Duby... read more
Sep 23, 2013
A single mother of a newly-licensed teen called me. She was almost in tears, on the edge of panic. She said her son was a good kid but she was terrified about his driving and did not know “where to start.” We talked through the situation. Obviously, I... read more
Sep 17, 2013
Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued to driving schools statewide, and posted on its website, a new video that explains the basics of the state’s teen driver laws. Connecticut’s Graduated Driver Licensing system was overhauled in 2008 in the wake of... read more
Sep 9, 2013
When I am not blogging about safer teen driving, I am a lawyer. Lawyers are often criticized for many excesses, but one thing that has made me proud to practice is the way in which, at times, legal theories and advocacy have made the world a safer place. So I nearly... read more
Sep 7, 2013
Last week I was privileged to spend several days at the Governors’ Highway Safety Association Annual Conference, in San Diego. The meeting is attended by the Highway Safety Offices of the 50 states. At the meeting, the Connecticut Department of Transportation was... read more
