RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS AND GIRLS

by | Nov 29, 2010 | Uncategorized

Every few days I get an email from the Safe Roads Coalition in Washington, D.C., the organization that, among other things, is promoting the STANDUP Act (a national minimum standard for teen driving laws) in Congress.  The email usually includes links to news articles...

OTHER PEOPLE’S TEENS

by | Nov 19, 2010 | Uncategorized

You observe a teen driver you know — from school, sports, a community activity, the neighborhood — speeding, texting, drag racing, carrying passengers who you know are illegal, out in a car after the state’s curfew.  Do you inform the teen...

WHAT ELSE SCHOOLS CAN DO

by | Nov 7, 2010 | Uncategorized

While many parents may assume that late night and bad weather driving are the most hazardous times for teen drivers, there is a body of research showing that it is actually the hours directly after school lets out that are the most dangerous.  If we think about it,...