Providing fully updated advice to parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers, this second edition of Not So Fast will help to guide and empower readers. Parents will learn priceless information in teaching teenagers how to evaluate the circumstances of every driving trip, how to say "e;no"e; when necessary, how to prepare a "e;flight plan"e; for each drive, and how to put safety before convenience. Parents will also benefit by understanding the real dangers and risks in teen driving by recognizing the limits of driver training programs and will thus becoming more informed and proactive in their supervisory role. Current statistics, updated research, and additions dealing with hands-free devices as well as drowsy driving, make this new edition a valuable resource for anyone concerned about teen drivers. Proceeds from sales will support a memorial fundset up in honor of Hollister's son, Reid, who was killed in an automobile accident in 2006which subsidizes education and other traffic safety causes.

Tim Hollister became a national authority and spokesperson for safer teen driving after losing his 17-year-old son Reid in a car crash in 2006. He was awarded the 2012 AAA Southern New England Traffic Safety Hero of the Year Award as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation National Public Service Award, the nation's highest civilian award for traffic safety. He lives in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Pam Shadel Fischer is a transportation safety consultant with three decades of experience. Deborah Hersman is president of the National Safety Council.