This was originally posted on Streetsblog USA, by Kea Wilson, January 2022. We appreciate Streetsblog spreading awareness of NPSW! Passengers should take action when a driver is drunk, drugged or distracted behind the wheel, a new public awareness campaign will argue — and it’s raising provocative questions about the role of education in the fight […]
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How many times have you been a passenger in a vehicle where the driver was speeding, or speaking on their phone or Bluetooth, or had had a couple of drinks before getting behind the wheel? You likely bit your tongue, rationalizing that you didn’t want to meddle or sound like a “backseat driver” by telling
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By Candace Lightner, President, We Save Lives January is National Passenger Safety Week. Do You Know with Whom Your Teen is Riding? Melinda Lynam will never forget the day when she learned that her daughter, Laura, was killed in a crash as a passenger in a car with 7 teens including the 16-year-old driver. Under
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Guest writer, Mi Ae Lipe, Founder of Driving in the Real World Did You Know It’s National Passenger Safety Week? At some point in our lives, we’ve all had the uneasy feeling of being a passenger and just not being comfortable with how the person behind the wheel is driving or conducting themselves. Maybe the
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