The Daily Drive: Educating Parents and Teen Drivers
By Ford Driving Skills for Life
The Daily Drive: Educating Parents and Teen Drivers Jun 23, 2021
Episode 47: Adapting peer-to-peer programming during COVID
Purnima Unni and Dr. Irving Zamora with Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt worked tirelessly this school year on the 'Be in the Zone - Turn Off Your Phone' (BITZ) teen safe driving initiative. They conducted BITZ virtually this year and what we really want to know is, how did they do it? How did they adapt to make this initiative successful during COVID? Tune in to this week's episode to find out!
Episode 46: Ford Driving Skills for Life announces 2021 hands-on training events schedule
If you are a fan of the Ford Driving Skills for Life award-winning hands-on driver training events (and who isn't?!) be sure to tune in for a welcome update on the 2021 season! Here's a teaser:
It's official! We're back! This year the Ford Driving Skills for Life FREE hands-on training clinics for newly licensed drivers will be taking place in
Anaheim, Oceanside and Sacramento, California
Houston and Dallas, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia
Nashville, Tennessee
Phoenix, Arizona
We're starting in Southern California and registration is now LIVE Register here https://drivingskillsforlife.com/training/hands-on-training
Episode 45: Summertime and the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers
This Thursday we're throwing it back to June 2020 when we spoke to Governors Highway Safety Association about COVID restrictions, summertime, the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers and parents modeling safe driving behaviors.
Episode 44: Know the signs. Work zone safety
You've seen the cones, the signs and the workers out there making our roads safer and more efficient but, do you really know the hazards of highway work zones? Do you know what you can do as a driver to keep yourself and those workers safe? Join us for a conversation with experts from Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) on this very topic.
Episode 43: E-scooter safety tips, trends and new tech
E-Scooters are a terrific way to get around ubran areas. They are environmentally responsible, inexpensive to rent and a better alternative to heavy traffic. But, they come with a responsibility to Share the Road and share it safely. Join us for a great conversation with Spin about E-scooter safety, trends and new technology.
Episode 42: What should I do if I have a tire blowout while driving?
Ever wonder what to do if you're driving and you have a tire blowout while driving? Are you ready to control the car if that happens, and do you know what to do next? This segment of 'What Should I Do?' on The Daily Drive aims to answer those very questions!
Ever wonder what to do if you're driving and you have a tire blowout? Are you ready to control the car if that happens? Do you know what to do next? Teen driver Josh will get some answers for you in this segment of 'What Should I Do?' on The Daily Drive.
Episode 41: Tips on safe trailering and towing
Did you know June 6-12 is #TrailerSafetyWeek? We have experts from U-Haul and the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers to talk with us about safety tips for loading and driving with a trailer for camping, boating and even moving to college. We'll also talk about the steps the trailer industry takes to make sure the products available are safe to use.
Episode 40: Tips to get teens off their phones while they drive
Join us this week when we talk to Nicole Runyon. She is an expert in her field when it comes to discussing the connection between adolescent mental health, our tech heavy culture and smart devices. Nicole has some great advice about what she feels parents can do to reduce their teen's addictive behavior around their phones, especially while they are driving.
Episode 39: Summer Car Care and Driving Tips
The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day has become known as the 100 Deadliest Days for teen drivers. This is typically when teen are driving more and are out later. To help us all stay safe on the roads this summer, we asked Ford Driving Skills for Life instructors Randy and Rob to share with you their very best summer car care and driving tips -- how to prepare your car for summer, keep your car cool in heavy traffic, how to route plan and more!
Episode 38: Parenting tools to help keep teens alive and driving this summer
Flashing Your Brights! is a program developed in part by our friend Tom Everson, the founder of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. Like flashing your brights in order to get the attention of an oncoming driver who does not have their lights on, it’s all about doing what is in your power to keep yourself and others safe on and along roadways.
Since the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day has become known as the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers, we have asked Tom to be on the show today to talk about this program. He'll help parents find their voice before the upcoming summer driving season when their teens are out driving more and driving later at night.
Tom and every parent knows that it can take a lot of focus and energy to begin to address concerns and it can be difficult finding the right words.
So, parents. You're in for a treat today. Hopefully you will learn a lot from Tom in this podcast.
Episode 37: Touching base with Paulina Jayne about keeping your emotions in check while driving
We're going to touch base with our friend Paulina Jayne and hear her latest single #DroveBy that touches on this very topic.
Episode 36: Sharing the road safely with motorcyclists
Episode 35: What should I do if my parents text me while I'm driving?
This week's podcast is really fun! This is a new series on The Daily Drive called "What Should I Do?" and starring Josh Speck, who is in the process of learning how to drive! This week, Josh will be be asking our expert in the field some questions about distracted driving. Look our for Josh in some later episodes of "What Should I Do?" as well!
Episode 34: Legislation and programming meant to curb distracted driving
Want to know what some states are doing to help curb distracted driving? Join us for this week's episode of The Daily Drive with Mark Ezzell Director of North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program and Sam Cole Traffic Safety Communications Manager with the Colorado DOT.
Episode 33: Ford Driving Skills for Life instructors talk distracted driving
Episode 32: A father's mission to end distracted driving
Joel posed the question, if parents are willing to do anything to keep their children safe, why do so many parents still drive distracted?
He has classes with kids and he will ask them to raise their hands if mom and dad drive distracted and he said typically around 70% raise their hands.
Joel is optimistic that we can get people to put their phones down and he's starting with elementary school age kids. Hear more from Joel and his movement to Ending Distracted Driving.
Episode 31: Eyes Drive: are eyes the key to distracted driving?
In reading some recent statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that roughly 20% of injuries occurring in car crashes involve distracted driving. The Center for Diseases Control stated that Distracted driving claims eight lives per day — approximately 3,500 -- and an additional 387,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.
With young people among the most likely to text and talk behind the wheel, this week on #TheDailyDrive we have three traffic safety experts who would like to tell you about EyesDrive, a national campaign with easy to share social content that educates, advocates, and builds awareness on the dangers of distracted driving. You'll hear from Jim Graham with the Ford Motor Company Fund, Linda Fech with the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and Robbie Buhl, Founder and Lead Instructor of Teen Street Skills.
Episode 30: Testing your rail road crossing safety knowledge
Episode 29: Prioritizing the safety, accessibility, and mobility of bicyclists
Safety is a two-way street. We’re all responsible for keeping each other safe on our roads. On March 1 the Florida Department of Transportation kicked off #FloridaBicycleMonth. This provides an opportunity to encourage bicycling and recognize its important role in providing transportation and recreation to millions of people. It also provides an opportunity to highlight the rules and regulations necessary to help keep it a safe and fun activity.
Trenda McPherson, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program Manager with the Florida Department of Transportation's Traffic Safety Office, and Melissa Wandall, Campaign Ambassador for Alert Today Florida, are here to talk to us about prioritizing the safety, accessibility and mobility of bicyclists. Bike safety and sharing the road with drivers is more important now than ever.
Episode 28: Safety benefits of roundabouts
Today we are talking to Jim Brainard, Mayor of Carmel, Indiana. He's the first seven-term mayor. Under his tenure, Carmel has experienced tremendous growth and prosperity. It is considered one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The population has grown from 25,000 to almost 100,000 in the last 25 years.
Mayor Brainard has implemented numerous environmental and traffic safety initiatives for the City of Carmel. He has encouraged the construction of roundabouts in place of traditional signaled intersections, which have reduced vehicle emissions and accidents with injuries. He is here today to talk to us about the benefits of roundabouts, where his passion for these corner-less intersections comes from, and why Carmel bills itself as the roundabout capital of the U.S.
Episode 27: Brain injury awareness and prevention
Car crashes are the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for teens.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This month provides a platform for educating the general public about prevention, incidence of brain injury and the needs of people with brain injuries and their families. We have the second of our 2-part series on the subject with Wendy Berk and Sue Quick from the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. They talk to host Mike Speck about the scope of vehicle crash-related teen brain injuries and the effects those injuries have on the victims and their families as well as what the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey is doing on behalf of teen driver safety.
Episode 26: Life after a traumatic brain injury
This The Daily Drive episode is part one of a two part series to bring attention to the prevention of traumatic brain injury.
You'll hear a personal story from Sean and Jenny Carter from WhenSeanSpeaks. In 2005, Sean suffered a traumatic brain injury as a passenger in a single vehicle crash. They'll tell us what their life has been like after a traumatic brain injury as well as remind us that the choices we make have lifelong consequences.
Episode 25: Impacts of COVID on drivers ed and license testing Part 2
Episode 24: How is the wireless industry helping to curb distracted driving?
Join us for a conversation with Avonne Bell, Director Connected Life at CTIA, about the messaging and technology that the wireless industry provides to help teens and parents make better decisions when it comes to driving and cell phone use.
Episode 23: Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle
Join us for a conversation with the authors of a new report that highlights the significant role that speeding plays in teen driver fatalities. Parents – there are simple things you can do to save lives and keep your teen safe.
“Our country has a speeding problem that has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said GHSA Executive Director Jonathan Adkins. “Thousands of people die needlessly on our roads because some drivers mistakenly think less traffic means they can speed and nothing bad will happen. The data tell us that teen drivers are the most likely to be tempted to speed, so the need to address this issue is more critical than ever given traffic death trends during the pandemic.”
Episode 22: Impacts of COVID on drivers ed and license testing Part 1
Episode 21: Tips from pros about driving on ice and snow
Canadian Ford Driving Skills for Life team members give us some great winter driving tips. We talk about everything from checking and prepping your vehicle to negotiating slides and what to do if you get stranded.
Episode 20: Impaired driving laws and prevention
Episode 19: A panel of impaired driving experts discuss unsettling trends and prevention
The time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is described as one of the deadliest and most dangerous times on America’s roadways due to an increase in impaired driving.
It's important to remember that impaired driving crashes are preventable.
Join us for a discussion with industry leaders addressing the growing impaired driving threats and trends on our roadways.
Speakers
- Kristin Smith, Head of Global Road Safety Policy at Uber
- Officer Mike Blute, Georgia Drug Recognition Expert State Coordinator with Georgia GOHS
- Darrin Grondel, Vice President, Government Relations and Traffic Safety at Responsibility.org
Moderator
- Mike Speck, Ford Driving Skills for Life lead driving instructor
Episode 18: Ford's ‘Hangover Suit’ demonstrates dangers of driving after a big night out
Episode 17: Can a DUI impact your entire life?
Can you get a DUI from using over the counter medication? Can an underage DUI create an arrest record that can follow you for the rest of your life?
Our guest today is Pam Wahal, Prevention Coordinator for the Alcohol Highway Safety program with Allegheny County Pretrial Services in Pittsburg, She talks to us about our life choices and how what we do today will affect us tomorrow.
Episode 16: Andy Pilgrim tells us what he is doing to end distracted driving
Episode 15: Creating a bike friendly America
If you pedal on the roads you know that being out there means sharing the road with drivers and pedestrians. Today's guest is Alison Dewy, Director of Education for the American League of Bicyclists. She'll tell us about rules of the road and how cyclists, drivers and pedestrians can learn to understand each other's mindset.
The American League of Bicyclists represents bicyclists in the movement to create safer roads, stronger communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America.
Episode 14: Why sleep matters
Episode 13: What not to do around emergency vehicles
We've all been there; driving when a first responder vehicle on its way to a scene has had to get past us. For new drivers, this can be an unsettling experience, and believe it or not, not everyone knows what to do. Captain Keith Rogers from the Phoenix Fire Department talks to us about what you should, and shouldn't do around fire trucks rushing to a call!
Episode 12: Catching up with Nashville singer-songwriter Paulina Jayne
Paulina Jayne is back in the house! She chats with us about getting back on the road, her first live concert since March and Nationl Teen Driver Safety Week.
Episode 11: Mental health help during COVID
Driving safely is a cognitve process that often requires control of our emotions. In these uncertain times, keeping a close eye on the mental and emotional health of our newly licensed teens is of particular importance.
Join us for a discussion with Nike Griffin-Williams, behavioral health manager at The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to discuss these timely issues.
Episode 10: Melissa Wandall discusses improving pedestrian safety for everyone
October is Pedestrian Safety Month and this week on The Daily Drive we talked to the busiest woman in Florida! Road safety advocate Melissa Wandall is involved in Walk to School Day, School Bus Safety Week, White Cane Awareness Day and even a ride along with the Sarasota Police Department to promote visibility. She has a TON to tell us!
Episode 9: The concept of situational awareness - a fundamental driving skill
Episode 8: Rail crossing safety with Operation Lifesaver
As a parent, what can you tell your teen driver about staying safe around trains and tracks?
Listen to this great conversation with Rachel Maleh, Executive Director of Operation Lifesaver Inc. She answers our questions and provides important advice that could save a life.
Episode 7: How can we create a distraction free driving culture?
Join us for a conversation Michelle Johnson. Her son Connor was killed in 2011 in a vehicle crash in which he was a passenger. Through education, Michelle is now on a mission to shift our driving culture to a culture that is distraction-free. Hear her story.
Episode 6: Just hang up and drive - a story of tragedy to advocacy
We're excited to have our friends Jacy Good and Steve Johnson from Hang Up and Drive on the show. Jacy and Steve met as freshmen in college. They had plans for their careers and lives tougher, but just hours after receiving their diplomas they were thrown into a world of tragedy and overwhelming sadness. Hear their story and their journey to advocacy.
Episode 5: Addressing Global Traffic Safety Needs
Whatever the behavior or environment, there are about 1.25 million fatalities from traffic crashes around the world each year, and many are preventable. Join us for a conversation with Coordinator of International and Special programs for the Ford Motor Company Fund Kyle Green to learn more about addressing challenging and changing global traffic safety needs.
Episode 4: Preventing Drowsy Driving
Teens are more likely than any other age group to be involved in a drowsy driving crash and now teens might be headed back to school after six months at home. How we can return to a healthy sleep schedule to prevent drowsy driving?
Join us to for a conversation with the Governors Highway Safety Association to learn the causes and the signs of drowsy driving as well as what parents can do to help their teens get sufficient sleep.