Driving With My Mom – How My Mom Drove Me Crazy
We were kids on our way down the street with our mother. Our car was a fossil. We could see the road beneath our feet and had to be careful not to fall through the […]
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Where Am I?
I went to run an errand to a mall that is about 18 miles from my home. To do this, I hopped onto one of the local highways planning to take the second exit which […]
Why Are Young People Passing Up Driving?
Getting a driver’s license is supposedly a right of passage for young people. It gives them a chance to explore their world while also escaping the prying eyes of their parents. But according to various […]
The Day I Almost Killed An Entire Family
The dark night and black roads were scary enough, but when I was given “directions” to turn at the red barn and continue until I saw a yellow house with a thatched roof, I knew […]
Scaring Kids Is Back!
A hospital in Philadelphia recently set out to educate kids about guns. They put a group of fifteen 8th graders in a darkened room and showed them pictures of gunshot victims. The horrified kids had […]
One About Bad Criminals
When I taught driver education we only used cars with automatic transmissions, which seemed to make sense. Given all the things a kid needs to remember while learning to drive, adding a stick-shift to the […]
It’s Just Not Worth It
There’s nothing funny about drinking and driving. You risk creating a tragedy for yourself, other people, and their friends and families. If you get caught, your insurance rates are bound to soar and you just […]
Sex and Driving: the Ultimate Distraction?
A Florida woman was charged with armed robbery after she pulled a gun on a man who was engaged in sex with her while he was driving his car. I’m not being prudish here, but […]
The Parking Garage
I had a fun radio show last night with Thomas M. Sullivan author of Life in the Slow Lane about his experiences as a Driver’s Ed instructor. We talked about the following event on the […]