Posts Tagged ‘teen driver education’
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
In a recent blog I suggested to everyone that you should be outraged at the fact that Pennsylvania does not have stricter teen driver safety laws.
Now an organization has been formed to target distracted drivers. As U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood states “Every single time you take your eyes off the road or talk on [...]
Tags: accident, driver education, drivers education, graduated drivers license, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, parent of teen driver, parents of teen drivers, protect your home, safe driving, safe teen driver, stress and the teen driver, Teen Driver, teen driver education, Teen Driver Safety, teen driver/parent contract, teen driving contract
Posted in Charlie | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Tragically car accidents continue to be the primary cause of teenager deaths. In our area we had three accidents that caused the death of 6 teen drivers in two months.
I have teamed up with the Society of Family Insurance Specialists (SFIS) in striving to reduce that statistic by providing parents a free online 16 step ‘Teach [...]
Tags: accident, Cost of Insurance, driver education, drivers education, GPS monitoring system, graduated drivers license, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, parent of teen driver, parents of teen drivers, safe driving, safe teen driver, safe teen driving, seat belt, stress and the teen driver, teen consequences, Teen Driver, teen driver bumper sticker, teen driver education, Teen Driver Safety, teen driver/parent contract, Teen drivier, teen driving, teen driving contract, teen safety
Posted in Charlie | No Comments »
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 [...]
Tags: accident, Cell phone ban, costly mistake, driver education, GPS monitoring system, graduated drivers license, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, parent of teen driver, parents of teen drivers, safe driving, safe teen driver, safe teen driving, seat belt, stress and the teen driver, teen consequences, Teen Driver, teen driver bumper sticker, teen driver education, teen driver expectations, teen driver insurance, Teen Driver Safety, teen driver/parent contract, Teen drivier, teen driving, teen driving contract, winter driving tips
Posted in Charlie | No Comments »
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 [...]
Tags: Cell phone ban, Cost of Insurance, costly mistake, driver education, GPS monitoring system, graduated drivers license, parent of teen driver, protect your home, safe driving, safe teen driver, seat belt, stress and the teen driver, teen consequences, teen driver bumper sticker, teen driver education, teen driver insurance, teen driver/parent contract, teen driving contract
Posted in Charlie, Teen Driver Safety | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Yes, that is my beloved Honda Accord.
About one week ago Tammy and I were traveling through an intersection when the other car pictured appeared in front of us. The driver of the other car a 17 year old went through a red light. I had no time to react and I hit him broad side.
I [...]
Tags: driver's ed, parents of teen drivers, teen driver accidents, teen driver education, teen driving behavior, young drivers
Posted in Charlie, Teen Driver Safety | No Comments »
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 [...]
Tags: Cell phone ban, driver education, parent of teen driver, Teen Driver, teen driver education, texting while driving
Posted in Charlie, Teen Driver Safety | No Comments »