Louis C. DeLuca, a semiretired salesman and a state senator in Connecticut, has had it with people reading the newspaper on the steering wheel, car-schooling their kids from the front seat and drive-time dining. He is the sponsor of a bill, passed Monday by the legislature's Transportation Committee, attacking "driving while distracted."

Grant and others who educate their children at home offer the following tips on turning the summer break into an educational opportunity: … In the car: As Grant has found, an extended education often involves travel. "We basically do car-schooling," she said.