Mar 30, 2012
One of my continuing goals with this blog is to raise awareness among parents and other adults who supervise teen drivers, especially about items that are hidden, or for some reason not obvious or well known. One of these is the fact at in the United States there is... read more
Mar 27, 2012
Today’s New York Times contains an important article for parents of teens who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. The article is entitled “Roadblocks to a Rite of Passage,” by John... read more
Mar 18, 2012
Today, I begin a multi-part series drawn from observations about driving in Tom Vanderbilt’s terrific 2009 book, Traffic. This book is full of insights. It points out many aspects of traffic safety that are just below the surface of our consciousness as... read more
Mar 10, 2012
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a “National Phone Survey on Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors.” This study (prepared by Connecticut’s own Preusser Research Group) encompasses all drivers, not just... read more
Mar 7, 2012
During the past year it has been my privilege to work on several projects with the National Organizations for Youth Safety, www.noys.org. NOYS is a national coalition of 65 agencies that serve youth in a variety of areas, including traffic safety, wellness, substance... read more
Feb 26, 2012
The headline of a recent article in the weekly automotive section of a newspaper: “Parents Spending Less On Teen Drivers.” No surprise in this economy. Driving is expensive. Insurance rates for teens have always been much higher than they are for older... read more
Feb 21, 2012
Statistics about what times of day are the most hazardous for teen drivers have been very consistent for years: the hours after school lets out show a sharp spike from the 9AM to 3PM period; more crashes happen at night than during the day; and the three hour period... read more
Jan 30, 2012
A few posts and weeks ago, I wrote about a case that was in front of the U.S. Supreme Court about whether police may secretly place a GPS tracking device on the car of a suspect and track the car’s movements without a search warrant. I noted that using a GPS to... read more
Jan 27, 2012
Ever since I started researching teen driving agreements two years ago, I have hoped to have a model in both English and Spanish, and now, with fabulous help from Yale-New Haven Hospital, we do. You will now find on the landing page of this blog a Spanish translation... read more
Jan 12, 2012
Readers and friends: Happy New Year to all of you. Let me begin by explaining that it has been about a month since I posted on the blog, for two reasons: I have been hard at work on a handbook, based on the posts on this blog, for parents of teen drivers; and I... read more
