Keep a Spy-Eye on Teen Drivers
Long used to monitor the movements of truck drivers, a new spy-cam is arriving in cars driven by American teenagers. In an attempt to reduce an alarming accident rate among young drivers, an insurance company launched a pilot scheme in three states offering free spy camera technology to parents whose children drive. Preliminary studies have shown sharp reductions in swerving, heavy braking, sudden acceleration, and collisions in cars with so-called DriveCams.
The DriveCams have one lens facing the driver and a second pointing toward the road. Images are only saved before and after a sudden change in the car's behavior. Parents can log on to a Web site where they can review incidents.
A Cool Nurse Who Knows Her Stuff
Where do teens get their healthcare information? Many schools around the country are recommending an invaluable resource called Cool Nurse to give teens the facts about issues that some school nurses and high school health educators might avoid. Amy Otis, RN, the founder and creator of the site, started working with teenagers in women's health clinics when she was a college student herself in Boston in the late 1970s. The site tackles issues as difficult as gender orientation, bipolar disorder, and HIV in teens. It also delves into areas that few educators can write about on a teen level –like the benefits of kissing, shyness, and dating violence. It pulls no punches, and is updated frequently. Cool Nurse is a wealth of health information you want your teen to read.
laura alvarez, TX 07/10/07
That is one cool nurse! I know my son is going to learn this stuff somewhere, and if the schools are afraid of teaching it, at least they are recommending someone appropriate who also talks teen.
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