Thoughts On The Linwood, New Jersey Crash

Ten days ago, eight football players in southern New Jersey got into an SUV after a morning practice, headed to a restaurant.  The driver, who was licensed, was 17, and his seven passengers ranged in age from 15 to 17.  New Jersey’s teen driver law prohibits...

Simulators And High-Performance Driving Schools

Two ways to supplement a teen driver’s actual behind-the-wheel training time are simulators and high performance driving programs.  Each has a benefit.  If we conceive of driving as the experience of reacting correctly to the complex and rapidly-changing...

The Best Car for a Teen

This is another two-edged sword topic; the title could suggest that choosing a particular make and model car somehow overcomes the risks discussed in previous posts.  This is not the case, and the only advice for this topic that is consistent with this blog is:  the...