Jan 16, 2013
I am pleased today to offer a guest post, written by Richard McNunn of how2become,Ltd. an education and career training website. It has often been said that the US and the UK are two countries separated by a common language, but the differences between the two... read more
Dec 30, 2012
Two posts ago I commented on the overlooked statistic of teen driver injuries. Today I’d like to focus on the number of licensed teen drivers under age 16. Here are the basic numbers, which come from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Highway... read more
Dec 20, 2012
The funerals in Newtown prompt me today to turn from the cause of safer teen driving to what neighbors and communities can say and do to comfort bereaved parents. I draw here upon the 2,500 condolence messages that I received and the numerous acts of kindness of which... read more
Dec 16, 2012
For understandable reasons, teen driver fatalities get the lion’s share of our attention. Most traffic safety experts and advocates can probably tell you that in recent years, about 33,000 people have died annually on American roads, and that this number has... read more
Dec 2, 2012
Today, my family marks six years since Reid left us too soon. There is comfort in the fact that he has a legacy that is helping others. Thanks to so many of you who have emailed kind thoughts and prayers. I promised a few weeks back that I would get back to the... read more
Nov 14, 2012
In general, Graduated Driver Laws (GDL) address these aspects of teen driving: – minimum age for a learner’s permit and a license; – required hours of on the road training; – passenger restrictions; – nighttime curfews; – rules... read more
Nov 10, 2012
My thanks to Juliet Pennington, Diana Dias, and the folks at the AAA Club of Southern New England for their profile of this blog, “A Dad’s devotion to teen driver safety,” published in the November 2012 issue of Horizons, their newsletter, ... read more
Nov 5, 2012
Before I get to today’s topic, yes I intend to get back soon to ranking the effectiveness of the various facets of Graduated Driver Laws, the AAA Foundation study of passengers, and my model curriculum for a two hour safety class for parents of teen drivers. ... read more
Oct 27, 2012
The AAA Foundation has recently published several excellent and important reports on teen drivers with passengers. I will talk about their most recent piece on passengers, “Characteristics of Fatal Crashed Involving 16- and 17-Year Old Drivers with Teenage... read more
Oct 22, 2012
I am pleased today to publish a guest post, from Attorney Richard Console of New Jersey. His post provides an excellent summary of several core vehicle-handling skills. A brief bio of this guest author appears at the end of his article. What’s Your Teen’s Driving IQ?... read more
