by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Safety isn’t something that teens like to think about. Immature brain development, specifically of the prefrontal cortex, makes teens more vulnerable to feeling distress when pushed by their peers to perform risky behaviors. This means that they’re more...
by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Fatigue, lack of light, compromised night vision, rush hour and impaired drivers all contribute to making driving at night more dangerous than during any other time of day. In fact, the risk of a fatal crash is three times greater at night, according to National...
by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Your vehicle could be a danger to yourself and those on the road with you, and you need to do all you can to be safe. In fact, the Association for Safe International Road Travel estimates that every year, 1.3 million people are killed in road crashes, and an...
by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Did you know that half of all teens will be involved in a car crash before they graduate high school? This fact from the Governors Highway Safety Association is sobering for parents. Teaching your teenager to be safe as a driver doesn’t start with teaching them...
by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a teen driver, you’ve probably taken a driver’s education course to learn the ins-and-outs of driving, traffic laws and important safety tips when you’re behind the wheel. And by now, you’ve probably heard time and again how important defensive...
by MITrafficSafety | Jun 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Parenthood means getting to celebrate tons of milestones with your kids. Those first steps. Those first days of school. That first boyfriend or girlfriend. These are celebrated with gusto, and a box of tissues handy for the sentimental among us. Yet there’s one...
