The Daily Drive: Educating Parents and Teen Drivers

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.