by Tim | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Statistics about what times of day are the most hazardous for teen drivers have been very consistent for years: the hours after school lets out show a sharp spike from the 9AM to 3PM period; more crashes happen at night than during the day; and the three hour period...
by Tim | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few posts and weeks ago, I wrote about a case that was in front of the U.S. Supreme Court about whether police may secretly place a GPS tracking device on the car of a suspect and track the car’s movements without a search warrant. I noted that using a GPS to...
by Tim | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ever since I started researching teen driving agreements two years ago, I have hoped to have a model in both English and Spanish, and now, with fabulous help from Yale-New Haven Hospital, we do. You will now find on the landing page of this blog a Spanish translation...
by Tim | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Readers and friends: Happy New Year to all of you. Let me begin by explaining that it has been about a month since I posted on the blog, for two reasons: I have been hard at work on a handbook, based on the posts on this blog, for parents of teen drivers; and I...
by Tim | Dec 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
As I mark five years since Reid’s crash, I feel a need to explain myself – why I publish this blog, what I am trying to achieve. That is, today is my own personal GPS day, a time to look back at the route taken and to consider the destinations ahead....
by Tim | Dec 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have spent lots of time on this blog warning parents what not to do: Don’t let your personal convenience get in the way of safety. Don’t be desensitized by popular culture and entertainment and the news media to the dangers of driving. Don’t be...
