On Monday, April 12, in Philadelphia, my work on this blog will be recognized by the National Transportation Safety Highway Administration (“NHTSA”) at its annual public service awards luncheon, part of the Lifesavers Conference. I am deeply grateful to NHTSA for this honor, and for the opportunity to spread the word about this blog to traffic safety professionals and parents across the country. Special thanks to Mario Damiata and his colleagues at NHTSA Region 1 for nominating me, and to Joe Cristalli of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, and the folks at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for their support. I am also grateful to Curt Clarisey of Clarisey Consulting (clarisey.com) in Simsbury, Connecticut for designing and maintaining this blog.
Finally, my thanks to so many parents who have written to let me know that the blog has been helpful. My favorite e-mail remains this one:
Before I read your blog, if you asked me how I was doing with our two teen drivers, I would have said, “Well enough.” After reading your blog, my answer became, “Not nearly enough.”
NHTSA’s press release is found at: http://www.nhtsa.gov/PR/NHTSA-02-10
