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December 1, 2025

Why Older Driving is a Serious Issue and How We Can Help

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
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 […]
September 19, 2016

The Downs Story

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

Letter to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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

Daylight Savings Time: A Strike Against Pedestrians—Literally

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

What You Can Do to Stop Distracted Driving

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

HOW TO BE A RESPONSIBLE HOST

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

The Courage to Intervene

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
Girl in princess costume trick-or-treating

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 […]
July 24, 2025

We Save Lives: Confronting Teenage Drinking and Driving

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. […]