A Formula for Teen Drivers: 50 MPH = 25x

Today I will (finally) finish my comments on Tom Vanderbilt’s book, Traffic.  He observes that drivers travelling 50 miles per hour are 25 times more likely to die than those driving at 25 miles per hour (p. 210). This fact, which is well documented, has several...

Rewards For Compliance With Teen Driving Agreements

Last week I attended (and spoke at) the Lifesavers Conference, the annual meeting of the national traffic safety community, and as usual I came away with new ideas for blog posts.  Let me start with a new thought about teen driving agreements (see my model agreement...