Connecticut’s Teen Driving Safety Progress

This week is Safe Teen Driving Week in Connecticut.  Our Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a Press Release that updates and documents the substantial progress we have made as a state, by tightening our teen driver laws, first in 2004 and then again in 2008, and...
Standing Your Ground For Safe Teen Driving

Standing Your Ground For Safe Teen Driving

One of my tips for parents of teen drivers in “Tips From Reid’s Dad” is that if you can afford a GPS tracking system or similar technology to use to monitor a new teen driver, do so. Shining a spotlight on conduct is a proven way to encourage...
December 2nd Memo:  Gratitude and Outrage

December 2nd Memo: Gratitude and Outrage

Today marks eight years since Reid’s crash. No doubt, time has dulled some of the pain. Meanwhile, today, with Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, I find myself focused on two very different aspects of my safe teen driving journey. I am, first, grateful to so...