by Tim | Jun 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ok, that’s a bad pun in the title of this post. Just want to get your attention. Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health in Australia, writing in the American Medical Association journal JAMA Pediatrics, report the results of a large study about teen...
by Tim | Jun 3, 2013 | Uncategorized
Getting teens to stop texting involves not just warnings but creative and memorable ways to get teens focused on the problem (that is, use social media!). I highly recommend a new campaign prepared and promoted by the folks at Impact Teen Drivers in California,...
by Tim | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve been at this blog for nearly four years, posting articles and photos. A few weeks ago, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center approached my family about making a video about Reid’s story, for teen drivers and their parents. The link, released...
by Tim | May 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
A friend of mine, a mother of four boys, sent along this article from a newspaper in Marshfield, Massachusetts, where she grew up. It was written by the Police Chief of Marshfield, and provides an eloquent and powerful reminder of the consequences of bad teen driver...
by Tim | May 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, May 8, I had the privilege to attend the U.S. launch of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month, organized by the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS). An inspirational day it was, on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial (with weather that...
by Tim | May 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
As explained here a few weeks ago, the Road Safety Foundation has been organizing an international traffic and pedestrian safety campaign called The Long Short Walk. The campaign originated with the family of Nelson Mandela, whose great granddaughter was killed in a...
