Posts Tagged ‘Cell phone ban’
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Summertime means that your teen drivers are on the move. That means they are spending more time driving your car. They may be going to work, the pool, or a friend’s house. This is a great time to remind them how to be a safe driver.
What can you do as a parent of a teen [...]
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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Starting May 1st, New Jersey young drivers will face additional restrictions designed to help keep our teens safe.
The new law requires a red reflective decal on the front and rear license plates of vehicles operated by a permit or probationary license holder under age 21. These decals are removable should another driver who is not [...]
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
This month and next month will mark the Prom Season at most of our High Schools in the area. I remember my Junior and Senior Proms at Bishop McDevitt High School. I can still remember my dates. Our Senior Prom was at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel is Center City Philadelphia and went to 5AM. We had [...]
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Monday, December 28th, 2009
In December there were three fatal accidents in our area taking the lives of six teen passengers.
In 41 states there are Teen Driver Laws that limit the number of passengers that can be in a teen driver’s car. Sadly, Pennsylvania is one of nine states without a law limiting the number of passengers in a [...]
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Many factors will play into your decision, but you should be aware of a recent study.
On September 25, 2009 MSNBC.com had an article titled “1 in 4 teens with own car has been in a crash.”
The research was based on a nationally representative survey of more than 5500 teens in grades nine through 11. More [...]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
A friend of mine sent me this picture in an email today. It shows the consequences of texting while driving. An 18 year old girl plowed directly into the rear of another vehicle while going 70 MPH. She apparently never saw them as she was texting at the time. What I won’t show you now [...]
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
I recently read that my state rep, Josh Shapiro along with another law maker is leading a push to ban text messaging and hand-held cell phones. I applaud these two lawmakers in their efforts and hope we see the bans. Many people feel that we should not legislate behavior however sometimes the state needs to [...]
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