National Passenger Safety Week

Guest writer, Mi Ae Lipe, Founder of Driving in the Real World All this week (January 22–28) is National Passenger Safety Week, a movement launched by We SaveLives and the National Road Safety Foundation to empower passengers to speak up when their livesor those of others are in danger from reckless drivers. But every day […]

Guest writer, Mi Ae Lipe, Founder of Driving in the Real World Years ago, I rode along with the Washington State Patrol during a nighttime shift with one of theirdrug recognition experts (DREs). It was an evening to remember, in which we apprehended a drunkdriver who had never been arrested before for this offense (I

Guest writer, Mi Ae Lipe, Founder of Driving in the Real World As passengers, we’ve all had the experience of being uncomfortable when another person is drivingus. It could be our spouse, partner, grown child, friend, or parent. It could be someone we’ve knownall our lives or a stranger we barely met a few minutes

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

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

By Candace Lightner, President, We Save Lives 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 the Graduated Driver Licensing Law in

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