December 1, 2025
I will never forget the day I took the keys from my dad as he was about to drive the car. And for the rest of […]
November 6, 2024
“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 […]
September 19, 2016
Brad and Samantha Downs were newlyweds when they and their good friend, Chris were struck down and killed by a driver who had both alcohol and […]
March 8, 2016
November 6, 2014 To the Publisher and Editors of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, We read with great interest your article, “Is a car crash ever an accident?” […]
October 30, 2025
This post is reposted with permission from Mi Ae Lipe’s Driving in the Real World Substack, and is written in cooperation with lighting expert Daniel Stern. […]
April 3, 2024
After more than 40 years of campaigning against impaired driving, I launched several campaigns against another hazard: Distracted driving, the fastest-growing cause of traffic fatalities today. […]
September 19, 2016
It’s Party Time!! During the holidays, the name of the game besides shopping seems to be celebrating. Whether it is celebrating your particular holiday, celebrating New […]
October 29, 2025
This is a guest post by Mi Ae Lipe, creator of the Substack Driving in the Real World. Recently I attended a traffic safety conference […]
October 23, 2023
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 […]
July 24, 2025
When I first started MADD, I was sitting in my office one day when a gray-haired gentleman, Kenneth Nelson, walked in and asked to see me. […]










