No tan rápido: cómo orientar a sus adolescentes acerca de los peligros de conducir

Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt the hazards teens face. By contrast, Not So Fast empowers and guides parents to understand the causes and situations that most often lead to teen crashes and to take specific, proactive steps-before and each time a teen driver gets behind the wheel-to counteract them. This authoritative guide tackles issues such as texting and distracted driving, parenting attitudes (conscious and unconscious), teen impairment and fatigue, how brain development affects driving, how and why to prepare a “flight plan” for each drive before handing over the keys, how and when to say no to your teen, and much more. Since losing his 17-year-old son Reid in a one-car crash in 2006, Tim Hollister has became a national authority and spokesperson for safer teen driving, serving on a Connecticut state task force to overhaul his state’s teen driving laws; launching From Reid’s Dad, a national blog for parents of teen drivers; appearing as an expert commentator on regional TV and radio; and being awarded the US Department of Transportation Public Service Award, the nation’s highest civilian award for traffic safety. Sandy Spavone is the executive director of National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS), a coalition of national organizations that promote youth empowerment and leadership and build partnerships that save lives, prevent injuries, and enhance safe and healthy lifestyles among all youth.