New Drivers - Featured articles:
Blocking texting drivers
Txtblocker software company offers a sort of 'geofencing' service focused on drivers, workplaces, school zones and more More »
Bad driver? Blame your parents
We've always believed teenagers have picked up a lot of driving behaviors from parents by the time they reach licensing age. Now researchers are trying to pin it down. More »
Teen revenge fools speed cams
Report of Maryland teens using fake license plates to get speeding tickets sent to people they don't like More »
Car key can jam teen phone calls, text
University of Utah researchers have a car ignition key that can prevent teenagers from talking or texting on cell-phones while driving More »
The driving-age urban legend revisited
Every year rumors fly – too young to drive at 16 More »
Learning to drive: a guide for parents
A Drivers.com guide for parents of novice drivers. Covers several topics, including communicating in the car, how drivers learn best, safe driving tips, and attitude. (NEW--PDF version for easy printing.) More »
Teens still top road crash list
Toyota Canada teams with internationally-known traffic safety research group to found Young and New Driver Resource Centre More »
Raising the driving age – for Halloween
Imagine you're at the cusp of reaching driving age, and you hear they're going to raise the age requirement - or maybe it's just urban legend, or a scary Halloween story! More »
The up-front story about learning to drive
A Drivers.com editorial outlines some of the issues and questions facing novice drivers. More »
It's not easy being teen
Teens face a lot of threats in their lives, but nothing comes close to being a driver or passenger in a car. But don't give up hope; there are things you can do to help your teenager stay safe while driving. More »
Cars for kids
What is the ideal age to teach children about driving safety? Well, a program developed jointly by LEGO and Volvo demonstrates it is never too early to learn about the rules of the road--some participants are just 3 years old. More »
Parents crash, and their teens follow suit
Describes a U.S. study by the IIHS, which found that teenage sons or daughters of parents who have crashed their cars are likely to have crashed also. More »
Car control skills: how important are they?
A Drivers.com editorial briefly discusses the issues involved in learning advanced car handling skills. More »
