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Pam Fischer

Transportation safety consultant and advocate, hockey and teen driver mom, and avid reader.
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Hands-Free Isn’t Risk Free, Limiting the Distractions Key for Teens & All Drivers

Teens are prohibited from talking hands-free when driving. Should that restriction apply to all of us? A new study confirms hands-free isn’t safer.

Hands-Free Isn’t Risk Free, Limiting the Distractions Key for Teens & All Drivers

Teens are prohibited from talking hands-free when driving. Should that restriction apply to all of us? A new study confirms hands-free isn’t safer.

Teens Show They’ve Got Brains and Know How to Use Them, Rewarded With Driving Simulators

Imagine 600 teens raising their voices to shout down the unsafe behaviors that put novice drivers at risk. Imagine 80,000. Not this generation? Think again.

Teens Show They’ve Got Brains and Know How to Use Them, Rewarded with Driving Simulators (in Long Valley Patch)

Imagine 600 teens raising their voices to shout down the unsafe behaviors that put novice drivers at risk. Now imagine 80,000. Not this generation? Think again.

Making the Case for Seat Belt Enforcement

Love it or hate, Click It or Ticket reinforces the importance of always buckling up. Is it time and money well spent?

Making the Case for Seat Belt Enforcement (in Long Valley Patch)

Love it or hate, Click It or Ticket reinforces the importance of always buckling up. Is it time and money well spent?

Don't Ease Up on the Restrictions

All teens start the licensing process as beginners with an inordinately high crash risk. Parents who recognize this will be better equipped to help their novice drivers.

Don't Ease up on the Restrictions (in Long Valley Patch)

All teens start the licensing process as beginners with an inordinately high crash risk. Parents who recognize this will be better equipped to help their novice drivers reduce their crash risk.

Sharing the Keys to Teen Safe Driving

On Mother’s Day, a long-time traffic safety advocate reflects on why she “shares the keys” to teen safe driving with parents.

Sharing the Keys to Teen Safe Driving (in Long Valley Patch)

On Mother’s Day, a long-time traffic safety advocate reflects on why she “shares the keys” to teen safe driving with parents.

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