Share The Daily Drive: Educating Parents and Teen Drivers
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By Ford Driving Skills for Life
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The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.