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Remind Teen Drivers To Give Way To Public Safety
I am at the Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting in Michigan. Today I heard a presentation about reminding all drivers of the importance of giving room to law enforcement and first responders when they are engaged in their public safety duties on our highways and roads.
read moreMy Interview (And Two Others) on Distracted Driving, the Peggy Smedley Show
Below is the link to the radio interview I did on the Peggy Smedley Show on 9/2/14 on distracted driving. I was preceded by two national experts, Deb Trombley and Joel Feldman; I encourage parents to listen also to their perspectives. Here is the link:... read moreNew Research Note About ADHD, Medication, and Driving
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has put out a new blog post about a recent study of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), medication, and driving among adults. The new study did not focus on teens, but Dr. Huang of CHOP offers comments about what this new research implies for teen drivers with ADHD, and their parents.
read more5TH Anniversary, New Look, Same Focus On Parenting Teen Drivers
Five years ago today, I started this blog with a post entitled “Why A Safe Teen Driving Blog for Parents?” I felt there was no resource available to parents that was providing clear, unvarnished explanations of the dangers of teen driving, and what parents can do about them before their teens get behind the wheel.
read moreTalking About Distracted Driving on the Peggy Smedley Show, Tuesday Sept. 2, 1:45 PM Eastern Time
On Tuesday September 2 at 1:45 PM Eastern time (12:45 Central Time), I will be discussing distracted driving on the Peggy Smedley show, which originates from Illinois.
read moreParents Trusting Teens With Fun That Can Be Dangerous
I have had a knot in my stomach ever since I read about the 16 year old girl from Greenwich, Connecticut who was killed this past Wednesday while “tubing” — getting pulled on an inner tube by a powerboat — on Long Island Sound. The girl was struck by the boat’s propeller after she fell off her tube and the boat driver went back to pick her up.
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