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The Roads are crazy now that Schools are open again!

Charlie Spencer — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:12:56 +0000

Now that Labor Day is behind us we see a lot more activity on the roads. People are back from vacation, teachers and students are heading back to school and parents are busy driving their children to all their activities. This is a great time to discuss with your teen drivers the rules you set up [...]

Summertime means your Teen drivers are on the move

Charlie Spencer — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:00:24 +0000

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 [...]

Keep Our Teens Safe!!

Charlie Spencer — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:56:11 +0000

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 [...]

Prom Season is Here!

Charlie Spencer — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:49:12 +0000

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 [...]

You should be outraged!

Charlie Spencer — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:38:45 +0000

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 [...]

Should you give your teen driver their own car?

Charlie Spencer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:47:44 +0000

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 [...]

Third attempt at banning cell phones

Charlie Spencer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:53:16 +0000

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 [...]

Cell Phones are the Top Distraction for Drivers!

Charlie Spencer — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:12:43 +0000

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 [...]