I have long kept a list of areas where nearly everyone believes they are an expert despite extensive evidence to the contrary. My list …. Driving Dog training Other areas under consideration for addition to the list … Investing News reporting Youth sports instruction What else should I be considering?
Tag: Distracted Driving
Reply to: This Isn’t Going to Work
On Tuesday I wrote 3 Things About Distracted Driving. I included the From One Second to Next documentary video about the destruction of texting while driving on several families. Today Seth Godin wrote This Isn’t Going to Work. His insights about the impossibility of changing driver behavior are spot on and sanguine. Go read his […]
My kids went back to school this morning. What a thrill it is too see them off on a new year of adventure, learning, and friendships. This morning the Portage County Sheriff was at the crosswalk on a busy county highway two blocks from school. A “your speed is…” sign was flashing. A deputy was […]
After I pointed out a student driver sedan to my then four year old son I told him in “12 years you will learn how to drive.” He replied, “I already know how to drive.” “Oh yeah? What do you know?” He confidently replied, “I turn the steering wheel and push those buttons for the […]
Video: Driving while Distracted
January 24 video from NBC news about the hazards and sobering statistics of driving while distracted. According to the report 28% of all crashes in 2008 are attributed to cell phone use – with or without hands free devices. Even though a the Wisconsin State Assembly recently passed its version of a No Texting and […]