2014

A new report from USA Today that highlights the continued danger posed by distracted driving was prompted by recent research that delves into the psychology of teens who have just obtained their driver’s licenses.  That research, which hails from the Transportation Institute of Virginia Tech, showed that teens tend to overestimate their abilities in the… read more

Many teenagers absolutely cannot wait until they reach legal driving age so that they can get behind the wheel on their own.  However, recent research has shown that this is not the case universally, with an increasing number of teens actually opting to hold off on the responsibility of driving until later years. A new… read more

Did your teenager receive a cellphone as a Christmas present?  If so, then it’s up to you to stress to them how important it will be to use it in the safest manner possible while they’re driving.  Distracted driving is a danger that is on par with intoxication, and teens new to driving simply cannot… read more

The Governor of New York has given his approval to a plan that seeks to reduce instances of distracted driving among teenagers in the state.  The plan, which hails from Esurance, would see a device called DriveSafe being handed out at no cost to those persons who use the company for their insurance needs.  By… read more

A new report offers some helpful tips to parents who are trying to rein in their teenagers’ cellphone habits at the wheel of a vehicle.  The author points to a startling statistic that 77% of teens believe they’re capable of texting and driving at the wheel even as 85% of teens recognize that the activity… read more

Tonight may be Halloween, but for many officers of the law, the spookiest thing they’re going to see on the roads is a teenager who decides to focus more on their phone than on the road around them.  Distracted driving has grown to become the defining safety topic of this era, and getting young drivers… read more

Parents’ stress levels are likely going to go up the moment that their teenagers obtain their driver’s licenses, but there are ways to ensure that teens will be kept as safe as possible when they’re at the wheel.  With this week being designated as Teen Driver Safety Week around the country, Consumer Reports has related… read more

This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week, and a variety of organizations across California are stressing the need for parents and their teens to work together to reduce crashes and attendant fatalities along the road.  A press release from the Mercedes Benz Driving Academy explains how that agency has partnered with the Los Angeles… read more

Prompted by a letter from a reader, a new report in the Lompoc Record finds a columnist laying out what he views as the three most dangerous habits on the road, especially for teenagers.  First, not surprisingly, is the danger created when a person removes their eyes from the road.  Whether due to using a… read more

Parents with teenage drivers are being encouraged to help those teens get the proper driving education.  Once a month until the end of the year, the California Highway Patrol will be hosting Start Smart classes to interested parties.  What separates this from some other training courses is the fact that parents are invited to drop… read more

Parents who attempt to prevent their teenagers from using their cellphones at the wheel have a tall task ahead of them, but success is not impossible to achieve, especially with current technologies.  One of those technologies, DriveID, has been tested out by Consumer Reports, which notes how it and systems like it can be used… read more

One section of the workforce that maybe doesn’t get a lot of attention from media reports is young commercial drivers.  When one thinks of commercial driving, they tend to think of long-haul commercial trucking, but that’s far from the only type of work available, especially among younger demographics.  Teenagers and young adults might be asked… read more