by Tim | Aug 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am at the Governors Highway Safety Association conference in San Diego, where I had the chance to see and sit in the world famous Google self-driving car. It felt like standing next to the Wright Brothers on 1903!...
by Tim | Aug 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am pleased today to offer a guest post by Bill Akintoye of Shabana Motors in Houston, Texas. Bill talks regularly to teens and families about cars and responsibilities, and with a great passion and concern that is evident in his post below. Thanks Bill! Talking...
by Tim | Aug 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am pleased today to offer a guest post written by Jim Donelon, President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, and Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Commissioner Donelon resides in Jefferson Parish, La., with his wife. They...
by Tim | Aug 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Consumer columnist Kevin Hunt of the Hartford Courant (“The Bottom Line”) recently wrote an informative column comparing how much household car insurance rates go up when a teen driver joins the family’s group of insured drivers. The basic answer — no surprise...
by Tim | Aug 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
In the past few months I have written several times about the dangers of joyriding — teen driving with no particular destination or timetable — and how the presence of passengers on a joyride is a formula for peer pressure that leads to risky driving...
by Tim | Jul 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of my jobs on this blog, occasionally, is to point out advice given to parents of teen drivers that misses the mark. My goal is not to embarrass or criticize any person or company, but sometimes one of the best ways to showcase good advice is to point out bad...
