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What Can Parents Do - Chicago Tribune - September 2006
Now, it's danger city' - Globe and Mail - June 2006
Parents, keep teen drivers safe - Kansas city Star - March 2006
Close Call Prompts Man to Act - University of Western Ontario - Feb 2005
Trying to prevent bad driving behaviour - Toronto Star - May 2004
Safer on the Roads - The Weekly - April 2004
On The Road - Herald News - April 2004
Teenager fined for driving 205 km-h on Hwy. 400 - York Region - April 2004
PAST ARTICLES (in order of oldest to newest)
Article on I Promise Program at KidsGrowth.com
Presentation to the East Hamilton Kiwanis Club
Canadian Insurance-NEWS - April 12th, 2001
Insurance Federation of Minnesota, newsletter - June 2001
Tompson World Insurance News - May 24 2001
Canadian Insurance Magazine - June 2001
Canadian Underwriter magazine - June 2001
Parents Association: eNews article
Journal of Trauma Nursing - January-March 2001
Ottawa South Community Association
Ontario Health Promotion e-Bulletin Aug 24, 2001 #222
National Post (national Canadian newspaper) Sept. 6, 2001
St. Petersburg Times - Floridian Section
American Traffic Safety Services Association - see page 2
Insurance Research Council finds support for special licensing laws for teen drivers
Ottawa Citizen, Wheels section (front page) - Oct. 12, 2001
National Post - Oct 10 2001 How to Lower Insurance Costs
Canadian Underwriter - Press release - Agents and Brokers
British Columbia Crime Prevention Association Newsletter
Ottawa Sun - December 16 20011
Hamilton Spectator - Dec 11 2001
International Journal of Trauma Nursing Oct - Dec 2001
Blue Line - Law Enforcement Magazine - I Promise Program Jan 02
Canadian Underwriter - Dominion gets discount approval - Jan 02
Dominion to give discount - Thompson World News Jan 17 - 02
Herald Online - Healthy Lancaster - Lancaster SC - Jan 02
Keeping teenage drivers on track - the Record - Kitchener - Jan 02
Netherlands FEVR Article - in Dutch and English- IPP - January 02
N. American Teen safe driving program launched at Orchard Park - Hamilton Spect.
Program encourages safe driving El Paso Times - Living - January 19 - 02
Slow Down - Portland Press Herald - Jan 23 02
Risk & Insurance - August 2001
Program encourages better drivers - Las Vegas Review - March 2002
I Promise Program designed to challenge teens to drive safely - Dundas, Feb 2002
Cara Johnston Supports I Promise Program - Dundas, Feb 2002
Launched to Reduce Teen Car Crashes - Collision Insight, Feb 2002
I Promise Program Relies On Family Pledge - News Herald Panama City Fl, Jan 2002
Michigan Insurance Federation (MIF Notes) - Teen driving Program - Feb 2002
Officials Hope to Curb Accidents - The Herald, South Carolina - Jan 2002
Safe Driving Habits - The Family - April 2002
Teen Drivers at Highest Risk - Honolulu Advisor - April 2002
An Agreement For Life - Bluefield, Virginia - April 2002
Road rules keep kids safe on prom, other nights - Spokane Review - March 2002
I Promise Program provides negotiating power - Lancaster SC - March 2002
Promises Could Save Lives - Oceanside News, BC - March 2002
Help For Teenage Drivers - Cape Coral, Florida, March 2002
Program gets off the ground - Auburn Journal - March 2002
Safe Driving Program Launched - Medical Post - January 2002
Keeping young drivers safe on the road - Car and Driver
Deadly Dance - HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA - April-2002
PIA of Tennessee - pg 4 - February 2002
Ensure safety on prom night - Press Republic - April 2002
Prepare for prom with safety in mind - The Review - Alliance Ohio - March 2002
Parents can make prom memorable - Kenai Alaska - March 2002
Students urged to be cautious - Cleveland Tennessee - April 2002
Iowa Assoc of Safety Education - pg 2 - Spring 2002
Parents: Do you know how your kids drive? - Surrey Leader - BC - May 2002
Promise to drive safely - Toronto Star - May 2002
Make a promise to drive safely - Journal Star - Peoria, IL - May 2002
Inexperienced drivers - The Messenger - Hartsville SC - May 2002
Safe Driving Week - Virginian Pilot - May 2002
Driver's ed not crash proof - Rocky Mountain New - May 2002
Making Safer Drivers - Daily Breeze - CA - June 2002
Teen Driving Myths - Dover New Philadelphia, Ohio - June 2002
Inexperience - Pittsburgh Tribune - June 2002
Responsible driving - Amman, Jordan Press Foundation - June 2002
BEHIND the WHEEL - Pantograph - Bloomington, IL - June 2002
Teen driving safety in spotlight - Charlotte Observer - May 2002
Community remembers teens - Lancaster SC - August 2002
Learn how to fight crime at National Night Out - Lancaster SC - August 2002
Police tell parents - Lincoln Daily News - July 2002
Practice - The Independent - Nebraska - July 2002
Ask the Child Experts Column - The Province - Sept 2002
Teen driving focus of safety week - Star Gazette - Elmira NY - June 2002
Teens driving to school - Boise - July 2002
Funky Teen - I Promise Program - September 2002
Monitoring device misses point - feedback to ABC - Sept 2002
Newport News Police Dept - 2002
Ten Tips to Save on Insurance - Toronto Star - Sept 2002
Good trustworthy teens die in crashes - Kennebec Journal - Sept 2002
Senators must be stoned - Globe and Mail - Sept 2002
Preliminary Research - Healthy Lancaster - Oct 02
Program helps prevent tragedies - Cambridge Reporter - Oct 02
Healthy Lancaster offers driving program - Lancaster News SC - Oct 02
Crashes up Accidents Down - Lincoln daily News - Lincoln Il - Oct 2002
Crash not accident - Glasgow Daily Times - Glasogow KY - Oct 02
Implications from Language - Goshen News - IN - Oct 02
Caution teens driving younger siblings - Canadian Driver - Oct 02
Teen car crashes - Ireland - Jan 03
I Promise attempts to drive away the horror - Flamborough Post - Jan 03
Road Safety Drives Kiwanian - Jan 2003
Combat drunk driving during the holidays - Hawkins County - Dec 02
Guest Editorial - York PA - Dec 02
Police use I Promise Program - Lancaster SC - Dec 2002
Program drives home car safety - Simcoe County - Nov 2002
Street Smarts - Santa Cruz Sentinal - Nov 2002
In case of crash - NAIIA - Nov 02
Crash - Washington Oregon Claims Service - Nov 02
Preliminary Results - Collision Insight - Nov 02
Inexperience behind the wheel - Joplin MO - Nov 02
A Promise Worth Keeping - Daily Times - Ottawa IL - Nov 02
Agents take action! - MIAA - Maine - Feb 2003
Buckle up the kids - OHIO - Feb 2003
Man works to tame teen drivers - Guelph Mercury - Feb 03
Efforts to increase awareness - Lafayette IN - Feb 2003
Keeping our children safe is top priority - Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Ohio Feb 2003
Street Smarts - Santa Cruz - Feb 2003
Worth Sharing - Emergency Medical Services for Children - Jan 03
Child Passenger Safety - Parents Org - UK - Feb 2003
Law agencies team - Lancaster SC - March 2003
Teen driver safety - OHPE - March 2003
Keep teens safe on prom night - Lancaster SC - March 2003
Parents worry - School Daily - March 2003
Prom limo advice - Dover OHIO - March 2003
Limo and the Prom - Vacaville Unified School District - March 2003
Survival 101 - KDKA Pittsburg - March 2003
Handing over the keys - East Texas News - March 2003
Risk Assessment - Daily Courier - April 2003
Prom season - But Summer Comes - The Weekly - May 2003
Prom Driving Tips - The Auto Channel - May 2003
Cell phone top safety feature - Yahoo - June 03
Even elderly are split on age - Daily Breeze - Torrence CA
I Promise - Hamilton Spectator - June 2003
I Promise works to save lives - Pittsburgh - June 03
Rising car insurance - Globe and Mail - June 2003
Teen charged - London Free Press - June 2003
Canadian solution to rising insurance rates - PAIIA - July 03
Garrell Wins Praise - Lancaster News - July 2003
- DriveSmartBC - Great site by a former RCMP Officer
- The Family Car
- The Partnership for Safe Driving
- Parenting the Teenage Driver - Dale Wisely Web Site
- Dr.Driving
- LEARN + LIVE, England
- SmartRisk
- S.A.F.E. (Stay Alive From Education)
- Driver's Ed in Florida - On-line traffic school...