Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus

On Episode #14 we find that Brake Failure is a terrifying thought. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), brake failure accounts for approximately 300,000 crashes each year.  With us today is Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl tells us about a rarely known maneuver that will safely stop your car when your brakes fail. Listen and Learn....

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fatal crashes involving road rage has increased 132% since 2010. This is Episode #13 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus.  With us today is Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl who is going to discuss with you how to disengage from an aggressive driver and what to do if you need an escape.  Natasha Johnson...

Did you know that Teen Drivers are on the decline. In the 1980’s 83% of teens had their driver license by age 16. Today, only 34% of 16 year olds have their license.   Today we’ll talk about this trend and how it can affect those that delay learning to drive. And hear from parents who are worried about their teens fear of driving. With Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl...

Episode #11 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast discusses the estimated 16,000 car crashes that are caused by pedal errors every year.   Listen and Learn how Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl  can help you practice your pedal skills and how potential victims can avoid these  runaway vehicles.       What students are saying about our course: ***** "Drive...

On Episode#10 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast we will explore why 25% of fatal crashes happen on curves. Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl and the DriveSafeRideSafe Team use a tragic example of what happens when you use speed on a curve to help you learn how to swerve safely. Listen and Learn What student’s are saying about our Driver Ed courses: Awesome...

On Episode # 9 of “Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast”, we hear from a student who learned about her mother's encounter with a Semi-Truck while driving a car with a stick shift.  Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl discusses how to deal with Semi-Trucks on the road, especially if you have a manual transmission.  Over the years, our DriveSafeRideSafe Team has accumul...

On Episode #8 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus we were reminded of the time one student was quite surprised when he opened up the trunk of his car.  We will discuss why it's important to know what is in your trunk before you hit the road. What our Students are saying about Mike's DriveSafeRideSafe Courses-  ***** " Mike Pehl teaches road safety using compelling stories and vid...

Why Miss Buckling Your Seatbelt Can Kill You or Your Child! Listen and Learn. On Episode # 6 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast the DriveSafeRideSafe team discuss how good deeds can go a long way and why poor seatbelt placement can be deadly. Listen and Learn.   Over the years, our DriveSafeRideSafe Team has accumulated thousands of observations from our Driver Ed students who are bold...

In Episode #7  of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus podcast we discuss what you need to know before buying a car. We are using one student's trip to a local dealership to unveil the truths and myths about the vehicles bought and sold on certain car lots. Watch and Learn! Check out our website: DriveSafeRideSafe.com Subscribe to our youtube channel: youtube.com/drivesaferidesafe1 Join our Fa...

On Episode #5 we’ll discuss a steering wheel dilemma, what can happen when clapping while driving and the value of the hard brake. All this and more on Episode #5. Enjoy. To watch replays of these episodes go to subscribe to : youtube.com/drivesaferidesafe1 Learn more about us and see the podcast on our website: drivesaferidesafe.com Reach out to us with questions or stories or suggestions for our...

On this episode we've got concerns about airbags and self driving cars. Mike delves into the benefits and dangers of airbags. He also expresses his opinion on self driving cars - the good, the bad and the ugly. If you haven’t heard our podcasts before we want you to know that our DriveSafeRideSafe Team creates these podcasts with hope of helping new drivers to become smarter, safer drivers on...

On Episode #3  you'll  hear from students who observed drivers turning into the wrong lane, changing lanes at the wrong time and a dad who thinks everyone on the road is an idiot. The DriveSafeRideSafe Team has created this podcast in hopes that we can help parents and students learn from other people’s success or failure on todays chaotic roads. The DriveSafeRideSafe courses include enrichme...

Over the years,  the DriveSafeRideSafe Team has accumulated a pile of observations from students who are boldly and openly throwing their parents under the bus. Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl  is our driving guru with all the knowledge,  Natasha J. is the keeper of our enrichment gems and on each episode we want to share  a few of these gems with you. On this episod...

Over the years,  the DriveSafeRideSafe Team has accumulated a pile of observations from students who are boldly and openly throwing their parents under the bus. On this episode we hear from a student whose father, as a teen, asked the question, does the odometer go backwards when you are in reverse? And we help answer another student's concern as to why his mother speeds through yellow lights...