Apr 29, 2011
A recent article in The New York Times about teen driving (“New Lessons To Pave a Road to Safety,” Monday April 9, page D5), to which I will respond in my next post (because it says some things with which I disagree), describes a recent report into Journal... read more
Apr 20, 2011
We have been reading recently about air traffic controllers falling asleep on the job. Thinking of teen drivers as pilots and parents as air traffic controllers is not a bad analogy, actually. Parents should consider every time their teen proposes to get behind the... read more
Apr 7, 2011
Did you take it? How did you do? Here are my answers: 1. In general, distracted driving means hands off the wheel, eyes off the road, or mind off the driving situation. 2. A psychologist may have a more precise definition, but when applied to driving... read more
Mar 30, 2011
In preparation for an upcoming presentation to parents and students at a high school about distracted driving and texting while driving, I have put together a quiz, fourteen questions. My purpose is to improve understanding and stimulate thinking about these topics. ... read more
Mar 17, 2011
I am not really a science guy; I took Physics for Poets to get one of my final credits to graduate from college. One result of my ignorance on this subject was trying, after my son’s accident, to understand why cars so often skid. For quite a while , I... read more
Mar 9, 2011
A year ago in early March I picked up on the theme of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, known as March Madness, to describe the absurdity of traffic safety groups working hard to curb texting and distracted driving while auto manufacturers add to the inside of new... read more
Feb 28, 2011
For several years, the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, with assistance from various non-profits organizations and sponsors (this year, Travelers), has conducted a statewide video contest for high school students, on safe driving. The specific topic this... read more
Feb 17, 2011
In 2008, Connecticut’s Safe Teen Driving Task Force recommended that 16 and 17 year-old-drivers be prohibited from carrying passengers other than an adult supervising driver for their first six months with a license, and from carrying anyone other than immediate... read more
Feb 9, 2011
In prior posts on this blog and in my presentations, the starting point for my advice to parents of teen drivers has been: “Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a safe teen driver,” and I have listed three reasons. First, the brains of teenagers have... read more
Jan 31, 2011
Driving in general and teen driving in particular have lots of acronyms and abbreviations: GDL, STANDUP, IID (that’s ignition interlock device), MPG, MPH, BAC, DUI, DWI, FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System), DOT, NHTSA, AAA, and many others. I would like... read more
