by Tim | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
I am pleased today to offer a guest post, written by Richard McNunn of how2become,Ltd. an education and career training website. It has often been said that the US and the UK are two countries separated by a common language, but the differences between the two...
by Tim | Dec 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Two posts ago I commented on the overlooked statistic of teen driver injuries. Today I’d like to focus on the number of licensed teen drivers under age 16. Here are the basic numbers, which come from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Highway...
by Tim | Dec 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
The funerals in Newtown prompt me today to turn from the cause of safer teen driving to what neighbors and communities can say and do to comfort bereaved parents. I draw here upon the 2,500 condolence messages that I received and the numerous acts of kindness of which...
by Tim | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
For understandable reasons, teen driver fatalities get the lion’s share of our attention. Most traffic safety experts and advocates can probably tell you that in recent years, about 33,000 people have died annually on American roads, and that this number has...
by Tim | Dec 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, my family marks six years since Reid left us too soon. There is comfort in the fact that he has a legacy that is helping others. Thanks to so many of you who have emailed kind thoughts and prayers. I promised a few weeks back that I would get back to the...
by Tim | Nov 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
In general, Graduated Driver Laws (GDL) address these aspects of teen driving: – minimum age for a learner’s permit and a license; – required hours of on the road training; – passenger restrictions; – nighttime curfews; – rules...
