FROM REID'S DAD - Blog
A listing of my most recent posts. For the full list, please refer to the ArchivesBook Review: Matt Richtel’s A Deadly Wandering
I began A Deadly Wandering with one question in mind: How would this book help traffic safety advocates combat the rising tide of electronic distracted driving? I advocate. My seventeen-year-old son Reid died in a one-car crash in 2006. He died from inexperience with... read more
“Hashtag X” – Better Than Teen Drivers Texting, But….
I have been reading about a new way that is being promoted among teen drivers to get them to stop texting, which is for them to answer incoming texts with “#X” – intended as shorthand for “ I am driving and I will respond later.”
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Connecticut’s Seventh Annual Safe Teen Driving Video Contest
I am pleased to pass along the Connecticut DMV’s press release about the Seventh Annual Teen Driving Video Contest, sponsored by Travelers:
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Further Thoughts On In-Vehicle Safe Teen Driving Systems
A few weeks ago I posted on the subject of technology and phone apps that monitor teen driver conduct and disable texting. In general, I offered my opinion that GPS-like technology that monitors a teen’s driving, such as location, speed, and key driving habits such... read morePhotos from the GHSA Awards Ceremony
A slideshow from the Governors Highway Safety Association Awards Luncheon in Michigan on September 9.
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One Of The Most Rewarding Days Of My Safe Teen Driving Life
Today it was my honor to receive a national public service award from the Governors Highway Safety Association for my blog and the publication of Not So Fast. My thanks to everyone who made today possible, most especially Sandy Spavone, Pam Fischer, and Cathy Gillen.
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Remind Teen Drivers To Give Way To Public Safety
I am at the Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting in Michigan. Today I heard a presentation about reminding all drivers of the importance of giving room to law enforcement and first responders when they are engaged in their public safety duties on our highways and roads.
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