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4 Things I Learned From My Teen’s Driver Safety Program

Posted on 02/21/2013 by | Home & Family blogger | Comments

Home & FamilyMy second child is learning to drive. In our state one of the requirements for driver education is for the student and a parent to attend a 90-minute seminar on safe driving. I’ll admit that I was not looking forward to attending this session, but left having learned far more than I imagined possible. For example, it turns out they no longer teach the same steering wheel or mirror positions from my high school days. Technology and distracted driving is an …

Tips for Difficult Family Conversations

Posted on 12/12/2012 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | RelationshipsIn the course of caring for our aging loved ones many family members must have difficult conversations around decisions and changes — whether they be about driving, living situations, health care, financial or care and support issues. Here are some of my tips for approaching these conversations, as well as my Taking Care with Amy Goyer video (above) on the topic. Talk early and often. The more you’ve discussed and planned for the future, the easier it will be when it is time to …

Aging Drivers Present New Transportation Challenge

Posted on 11/8/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | TravelBy Joan Lowy of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers, that giant population bubble born between 1946 and 1964, started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or since. When the 74 million boomers started building families, they acquired “his” and “hers” cars and helped spread a housing boom to the fringes of the nation’s suburbs. Traffic congestion spiraled when boomer women began commuting to work like their husbands and fathers. And …

Too Old to Drive? Depends on Which State You Live In

Posted on 09/17/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

Home & Family | News RoundupsA recent string of high-profile accidents involving older drivers has stirred up the decades-old debate: How old is too old to drive? Of course there’s no definitive answer — it depends on how physically and cognitively healthy someone remains. But it also depends on where you live: An Associated Press review found a “hodgepodge” of state rules governing older drivers.

Survey Finds Auto Insurance Rates Higher for Low-Income Drivers

Posted on 06/18/2012 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & SavingsYou may be a good driver but if you live in a moderate- or low-income neighborhood, you’re probably paying higher auto insurance rates than people who live in upscale parts of town, as much as $1,500 just for minimal liability coverage. Those are the disturbing findings of a new survey of four of the largest auto insurers in 15 cities. Between them, the companies hold half of all policies in the country. The Consumer Federation of America went to the websites …

Having “The Talk” About Driving with My Dad

Posted on 03/20/2012 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | RelationshipsDad was “The Man” behind the wheel. From his first Model T that he and his college buddies fixed up in the 1940s to the “ooze-mobile,” which I used to call his big white Oldsmobile that hit the pavement like butter, he enjoyed almost 80 years of driving. He was like a race car driver when he whipped around the hills of Athens County, Ohio in our family Chevy Corvair. In 1989, Mom had a stroke and couldn’t drive anymore so Dad became her trusted …

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