Not So Fast

Not So Fast
Not So Fast

Not So Fast

Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving
By Tim Hollister, By Pam Fischer, Foreword by William Van Tassel

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176 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $18.99 (CA $25.99) (US $18.99)

ISBN 9780897336659

Rights: WOR

Chicago Review Press (Oct 2025)

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Overview

 

"This concise, practical, and potentially life-saving book should be required reading for every parent before their teen gets behind the wheel." —Publishers Weekly

Newly updated with the latest information that takes into account the post-pandemic changes and rising crash rates, Not So Fast third edition provides advice to parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers about the critical decisions that must be made before getting behind the wheel of a car.

This book helps empower and guide parents of the more than three million teens obtaining new driver’s licenses annually in the United States. Authors Tim Hollister—a parent and safe driver advocate—and Pam Shadel Fischer—a highly experienced transportation safety professional—have been guiding parents of teen drivers for over a decade with this factual and easily applied advice. They prove that supervision before driving is every bit as important to lowering crash rates as teaching teens how to turn at a busy intersection. Parents will learn priceless information for teaching teenagers how to evaluate the circumstances of every driving trip, how to be able to say “no” when necessary, how to prepare a “flight plan” for each drive, and how to put safety before convenience.

Parents will also benefit by learning the real dangers and risks in teen driving and the limits of driver training programs and will thus become more informed and proactive in their supervisory role.

Reviews

“Despite having worked in traffic safety for three decades, I still found myself shaking in my boots when my son began driving. Not So Fast honestly and directly takes parents by the hand and lays out what they should be doing to help their teens survive these most dangerous years.” —Pam Fischer, New Jersey Teen Safe Driving Coalition


“Not So Fast is a public service to parents of teen drivers and the cause of traffic safety, particularly in the area of safe teen driving. Government officials and the public rely heavily on parents for assistance and cooperation to promote safety. The advice and insights in Not So Fast are a significant step toward that goal.” —Norman Mineta, former Secretary of US Department of Transportation


“I strongly recommend Not So Fast as evidence-based, sensible advice to parents seeking to make informed decisions as their teens become drivers. This is a highly readable and important guide.” —Allan F. Williams, former chief scientist, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety


"This concise, practical, and potentially life-saving book should be required reading for every parent before their teen gets behind the wheel." —Publishers Weekly

"This is an interesting addition to an underrepresented topic; recommended for all libraries." —Library Journal

Author Biography

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 professional with three decades of experience. Dr. William Van Tassel manages AAA’s national driver training program, providing safety education resources and expertise to AAA clubs and the driving public. He has been quoted in The New York Times and USA Today on driver safety and training issues.