Sep 23, 2015
For as long as I have been publishing this blog, I have relayed what I have learned from experts about how the human brain’s judgment and restraint functions are not fully developed until we reach age 22 to 25, and that parents of teen drivers need to factor this... read more
Sep 10, 2015
On Monday September 14 at 11 AM Eastern time, I will be the guest of Connecticut DMV commissioner Andres Ayala on WPRX Radio, 1120 AM, talking about my new book, No Tan Rápido, the Spanish version of Not So Fast, which is now on sale. Details about No Tan Rápido are... read more
Aug 31, 2015
Today I start my seventh year of blogging under the masthead “From Reid’s Dad.” I started the blog in September 2009, wondering if I would be meeting a need among parents of teen drivers for better information about safe teen driving. Six years, more than 200 posts,... read more
Aug 25, 2015
I am pleased to pass along this press release from the National Organizations for Youth Safety about the awarding of the Reid Hollister Scholarship. The Scholarship has been funded by proceeds from Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving.... read more
Aug 18, 2015
I had an inquiry recently from a mother: Her son, 17, has been driving for nine months, has done well, has had a fair amount of supervised experience with highway driving, but has not driven more than an hour alone. She asked whether she should allow her son to... read more
Aug 4, 2015
In January 2015, Connecticut’s safe teen driving community gathered to assess our state’s progress under the teen driver law that we adopted in 2008, and what legislative, policy, and coordination improvements we may be able to make going forward. Yesterday, the... read more
Aug 2, 2015
Today I am pleased to offer a guest post by Walt Brinker of North Carolina, who has adapted advice from his book Roadside Survival into a post for parents of teen drivers: Here is some priceless advice for parents of teen drivers to empower them to prevent and contend... read more
Jul 22, 2015
Last week I attended the annual conference, in Dallas, of The Compassionate Friends, the national organization for parents who have lost a child. About a thousand parents attended. It was surely the saddest place in the world. I met several parents whose loss... read more
Jul 20, 2015
Recent news media articles have reported about a bill pending in Congress to lower the minimum driving age for operators of big trucks on interstate highways, from the present age 21, to 18. The bill is being pushed by the trucking industry due to an estimated... read more
Jul 5, 2015
A national columnist who writes about parenting issues recently wrote about “tech tools” available to parents to monitor their teen drivers. The article did a nice job of summarizing the features available, why parents should install them, and the costs. However, the... read more
