by Tim | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had an inquiry recently from a mother: Her son, 17, has been driving for nine months, has done well, has had a fair amount of supervised experience with highway driving, but has not driven more than an hour alone. She asked whether she should allow her son to...
by Tim | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
In January 2015, Connecticut’s safe teen driving community gathered to assess our state’s progress under the teen driver law that we adopted in 2008, and what legislative, policy, and coordination improvements we may be able to make going forward. Yesterday, the...
by Tim | Aug 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today I am pleased to offer a guest post by Walt Brinker of North Carolina, who has adapted advice from his book Roadside Survival into a post for parents of teen drivers: Here is some priceless advice for parents of teen drivers to empower them to prevent and contend...
by Tim | Jul 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week I attended the annual conference, in Dallas, of The Compassionate Friends, the national organization for parents who have lost a child. About a thousand parents attended. It was surely the saddest place in the world. I met several parents whose loss...
by Tim | Jul 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Recent news media articles have reported about a bill pending in Congress to lower the minimum driving age for operators of big trucks on interstate highways, from the present age 21, to 18. The bill is being pushed by the trucking industry due to an estimated...
by Tim | Jul 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
A national columnist who writes about parenting issues recently wrote about “tech tools” available to parents to monitor their teen drivers. The article did a nice job of summarizing the features available, why parents should install them, and the costs. However, the...
