Apr 28, 2015
For the past nine months it has been my privilege to take part, at two commercial driving schools, in Connecticut’s two-hour safe teen driving class, which is required for parents and teens when the teen has a learner’s permit. My hosts have been the Avon... read more
Apr 25, 2015
I am pleased to pass along the most recent installment in Kathy Bernstein Harris’s Drive it Home blog posts, about parenting her teenage son through the dangers of driving:... read more
Apr 10, 2015
Earlier this week it was my privilege to attend the annual awards ceremony for the top high school student-produced safe teen driving videos. As in recent years, this year’s contest was sponsored by Travelers and the CT Department of Motor Vehicles, and the ceremony... read more
Apr 1, 2015
Sometimes, someone writes something that captures the essence of a problem in a few well-chosen words. In February, long-time New Yorker magazine writer and New York City resident Adam Gopnik published an article “The Driver’s Seat: What we learn when we learn to... read more
Mar 30, 2015
In case you missed it, here is a video clip of reporter Tom Costello’s Today Show report on the new AAA Foundation study of teen drivers and distraction. In short: texting and passengers are the key distractions, and the problem is much worse than prior government... read more
Mar 28, 2015
Along with many safe teen driving advocates, I will be reviewing and commenting on a new study released today by the AAA Foundation about teen driving and distractions, but this study promises to be so important that I am providing the link to it asap. More to... read more
Mar 26, 2015
I am a bit behind on passing along Kathy Bernstein Harris’s sage, real time words of wisdom about coaching her son, a new teen driver. This post deals with something called driving in snow – remember that?... read more
Mar 24, 2015
Last weekend, for the fourth time, I attended the Lifesavers Conference, the annual meeting of the national traffic safety community. (This year we were in Chicago – sunny and warm!) I always learn a great deal. I am always inspired to be in the company of so... read more
Mar 15, 2015
There are some apps that purport to make teen driving safer, but I am not sure are effective. This category includes apps that claim to disable texting while a teen is driving. As readers of this space know, I liken that to giving a teen driver one piece of... read more
Mar 14, 2015
Dear readers: I am headed to Chicago today for the Lifesavers Conference, the annual meeting of the national traffic safety community. Below is an excerpt from the flyer that we will be handing out about the publication of Not So Fast in Spanish in September 2015:... read more
