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...