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September 16, 2022

National Passenger Safety Week: The Courage to Speak Up and Intervene

National Passenger Safety Week: The Courage to Speak Up and Intervene – by Mi Ae Lipe, Founder of Driving in the Real World Did You Know […]
January 14, 2025

Opportunity for Law Enforcement Leaders to SPEAK UP and Save Lives!

National Passenger Safety Week, recognized annually by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as the last week of January, will occur Jan. 20-27, 2025. Supporters believe […]
January 2, 2025

We’re Losing the War Against Drunk Driving. Here’s How to Fight Back

New Year’s means roadblocks and public service announcements against intoxicated driving, but there’s a growing indifference to being inebriated behind the wheel. This op-ed was originally […]
November 5, 2024
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How to Enjoy Football Tailgating Parties Safely

Tailgating parties have become as American as apple pie and they have changed over the years. They are no longer confined to just football games and […]
November 6, 2024
Cari Lightner

Coping with Grief During the Holidays

“Mourning is the most intense process that most people ever go through. Grief is complex, unpredictable, and primal. Many people are frightened by it-frightened by feeling […]
December 14, 2024

Simple Tips for Safe Holiday Hosting

In the past few years, articles about “safe” hosting during the holidays have focused mostly on preventing the spread of pathogens like COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV. […]
May 22, 2024
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LETTER TO NEW TEEN DRIVERS

Dear Newly Licensed Teen Driver, In 2006 my son Reid, the driver, died in a one car crash, at age 17, eleven months after getting his […]
October 23, 2023
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Now THIS is Scary…

Did you know that Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for children who are pedestrians? On this day, more than twice as many children are […]
October 15, 2023
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I Never Thought It Would Happen to Me

They say that sometimes life can change in a matter of seconds and that's what happened to me. We were visiting Frisco, Texas for a gymnastics meet. I was walking over to the event with my girls to watch their friends compete but I never made it to the competition that night. I also missed my daughter compete the next day all because an 18-year-old girl decided it was more important to look at the text on her phone than to pay attention to the road. Her decision to drive distracted has changed my life forever.
July 17, 2024

We Need To Save More Young Lives Driving on Our Roads

By Elizabeth Dole and Candace Lightner Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Founder and President of We Save Lives This piece was originally published at Newsweek.com   […]