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...street drag racing at the track on Wednesday nights and educational driving programs throughout the year targeting teen-age drivers in Minnesota high schools. NAPA Auto and Truck Parts stores also sponsor a reaction time contest among the drivers...
...Associated Press CHICAGO -- Blaming ''foolishness and distractions,'' researchers reported today that the risk of a teen-age driver dying increases with each additional passenger -- particularly with young passengers. Johns Hopkins School of Public...
...with teens. It is a matter of combining driver inexperience with driver distraction, according to the institute. Teen-age drivers generally have less driving experience than their older counterparts. Add distraction -- a full car of chatty peers...
...the glove compartment brings immeasurable peace of mind not only to senior citizens, but also to the parents of teen-age drivers. Many people order two of them -- one for the windshield and one for the rear window -- so the message can be...
...But it may have more applications than first thought. If the garage door opener disappears with the car and a teen-age driver, garage entry is still available by punching in a keypad code access. A nice side benefit to the keypad is that...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tougher rules for California's teen-age drivers reduced deaths and injuries among their teen-age passengers by 40 percent, according to a new study. The 1998 law requires...
...other automotive journalists try to give it to them. Ditto parents concerned about the "safest car" for their teen-age drivers. (Hint: There really is no such thing, absent effective driver instruction and consistently safe driver behavior...
...experts say they've found an unlikely culprit -- schools. Roads surrounding schools can be jammed with parents and teen-age drivers, creating dangers for any child who walks to school, said national traffic experts gathered in Atlanta last week...
...summer. Sharon Gehrman-Driscoll, executive director of the group, said the advice extends to the parents of teen-age drivers. "If your young person gets a speeding ticket, take the car away for a while. Talk about penalties. Talk about...
...trying to maneuver in places they shouldn't be, and in general, abandoning common sense. My son (an experienced teen-age driver) attempted to cross a stream in his Jeep. The commercial presented it as an easily accomplished feat. His vehicle...