Another Acronym for Teen Driving: P-A-C-T-S

Driving in general and teen driving in particular have lots of acronyms and abbreviations:  GDL, STANDUP, IID (that’s ignition interlock device), MPG, MPH, BAC, DUI, DWI, FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System), DOT, NHTSA, AAA, and many others.  I would like...

YOUR CAR OR OUR CAR?

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has made safe teen driving a priority, and “CHOP” publishes a superb website about teen driving, found at www.teendriversource.org.  If you have not visited, I urge you to do so.   One of the most interesting and...

The Hidden Danger of Enforcement Delay

Some of the topics I post about are a bit theoretical, in the sense that I talk about things I have observed but never actually experienced.  This topic, seemingly dry, is real and personal.                     In an earlier post, I discussed how parents can use...