FROM REID'S DAD - Blog
A listing of my most recent posts. For the full list, please refer to the ArchivesConnecticut’s Teen Driving Safety Progress
This week is Safe Teen Driving Week in Connecticut. Our Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a Press Release that updates and documents the substantial progress we have made as a state, by tightening our teen driver laws, first in 2004 and then again in 2008, and... read more
Standing Your Ground For Safe Teen Driving
One of my tips for parents of teen drivers in “Tips From Reid’s Dad” is that if you can afford a GPS tracking system or similar technology to use to monitor a new teen driver, do so. Shining a spotlight on conduct is a proven way to encourage... read more
December 2nd Memo: Gratitude and Outrage
Today marks eight years since Reid’s crash. No doubt, time has dulled some of the pain. Meanwhile, today, with Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, I find myself focused on two very different aspects of my safe teen driving journey. I am, first, grateful to so... read more
Parents Of Teen Drivers Comment On My Hallmark Channel Appearance
I recently had a chance to go back to the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family Show Facebook page, where I found about a hundred comments on my October 22 interview segment. Many parents, grandparents, and relatives wrote to tell the stories of their loss of a... read moreSafer Teen Driving En Español: Not So Fast To Be Published In Spanish, Fall 2015!
As many of you know, beginning in 2015, millions of undocumented residents will become eligible to obtain driver’s licenses. In other words, proof of U.S. citizenship will not be required to get a license. States where this will occur include California, Colorado, and... read moreWords Matter In Safe Driving: “Crash” Not “Accident”
Here is a letter to the editor on a Minnesota newspaper from a Who’s Who of our nation’s safe driving leaders, advocating the use of the word “crash” instead of the word “accident” when reporting about motor vehicles. This... read more
Kathy Bernstein Harris’s Parenting-A-Teen-Driver, Part Two
I am pleased to pass along the second installment of Kathy’s blog posts about parenting her own son as he begins to drive. This post has words of wisdom about parenting styles and how to handle car keys.... read more
A Veteran’s Day Salute To My Dad
On this Veteran’s Day, I am going to exercise my executive privilege as author of this blog and write not about driving but about my Dad, a World War II veteran who will be 92 in January.
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More On New Jersey’s Decal/Sticker Program For Teen Drivers
I am an unabashed fan of New Jersey’s program that requires new teen drivers to display a decal that law enforcement can use to identify vehicles driven by teens.
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