Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus
The DriveSafeRideSafe Team created this podcast to help create smarter, safer drivers at any age. Our Driver Ed courses include enrichment activities that our students need to do with their parents throughout their course. Each enrichment is used to teach students about real life driving situations. Students and parents must perform and send us their observations.Over the 10+ years of doing collecting these enrichments, we have found that our student observations give us great insights on how we can help other parents from being thrown under the bus and we can all become better drivers.While Mike is our driving gu...
What Every Parent Needs to Tell Their Teen Before Prom
On this Episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus podcast, we are talking PROM!
Prom night means dresses, tuxes, photos—and memories that last a lifetime. But unfortunately, it can also come with real risks.
Drowsy driving contributes to about 20% of crashes, and according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, thousands of fatal crashes each year involve fatigued drivers.
For teens celebrating prom and staying out late, the danger is very real.
On today’s episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safet...
Not All Driver Ed Programs are Created Equal- Choose Wrong and Pay Later
Today’s episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus dives into a troubling incident that happened to one of our driver education students—an incident that raises serious questions about the quality and safety of some driver ed programs.
Veteran crash investigator and driver safety expert Mike Pehl joins us to share the critical questions parents and teens should ask before choosing a driver education course.
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Click it and Close it!
In this Episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl will remind you of safety habits you may be ignoring.
It might sound simple, but these tips can save you a whole lotta misery and money.
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Gas, Brake, BOOM
We Call it the Pedal Panic and on this Episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast check out what Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl can teach you how to avoid the Pedal Panic.
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*****
Very great!It was a easy course and it wasn’t that boring
by Andrae
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Never Trust a Blinker
Have you ever been behind someone who keeps their blinkers on for 3 miles? On this Episode of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl talks about the art of the fake out. More than 2 million crashes a year a because some driver didn't correctly inform other drivers what they were going to do and BOOM! it's offer. Check out Mike's tips you can use so you won't be misinformed.
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Don't Let a White Out Wipe You Out
Episode #73 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus takes a look at a horrendous crash that recently happened on I94 up North due to a snowy, wet Blizzard with high winds.
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl explains how you can save yourself from being a driving statistic when the weather turns ugly.
What students are saying about our course:
*****So Good Thanks!
"Really Good Curriculum" Nate
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Oops There Goes Another Car in the Ditch!
Episode #72 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl will help teach you how to keep your car out of the ditch on those rainy, snowy, slippery days.
Watch and Learn!
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How to Properly Merge onto the Freeway and Other Driving Pet Peeves
Episode #71 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus we find Veteran Crash Investigator Mike Pehl gives us a lesson on how to Merge correctly onto the freeway and the DriveSafeRideSafe Team talks about their biggest pet peaves when driving on the road. Watch and Learn.
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What Parents Say About our Driver Ed courses:
*****EXCELLENT!
I am extremely happy that I came across this driver's education option for my 15 yr old...
When to Accelerate or DeCelerate When the Speed Limit Changes
Episode #70 of Throwing Your Parents Under the bus has Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety expert Mike Pehl offering his insights on how to manuever through changing speed limits without getting a ticket.
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***** Excellent Course!!!
I have had two kids take this course and they both learned so much more than just the driving basics. They learned the importance of why and how to be an excellent driver." by Vivian M.
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Diving Into the Nuances of a Round A Bout
Episode #69 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus has Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl answers the questions from one of our students and his father after taking a trip through a roundabout.
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What Students are saying about our course.
"Great Curriculum. So good. Thanks! "by Nate T.
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A Cross Over Crash Can Kill YOU!
Welcome to Episode #68 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus. Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl examines a fatal cross over crash and explains what the driver did wrong. Watch and Learn.
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What Students are Saying About our Courses:
*****A Great Learning Experience
I had so much fun doing this. Mike is not only engaging, but funny and he also really expresses the seriousness of driving. I appreciate this course, learned a ton. Now...
How to Avoid a Cross Over Crash
Welcome to Episode #68 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus.
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl examines a fatal cross over crash and explains what the driver did wrong.
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What Students are Saying About our Courses:
***** A Great Learning Experience
I had so much fun doing this. Mike is not only engaging, but funny and he also really expresses the seriousness of driving. I appreciate this course, learned a ton. Now I’m confident to take my knowledge test and get my permit! Thank you Mike! by...
Winter Warning- One Bad Move on a Sloppy Road can Kill YOU
Welcome to Episode #66 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl sheds light on how to handle the roads with tips on how to drive in snow or slippery weather conditions. Watch and Learn!
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***** Excellent Course
I have had two kids take this course and they both learned so much more than just the d...
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
Getting Called Out By Your Co-Pilot
Episode #65 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
When one of our students called out his mother during the co-pilot enrichment that was assigned to our DriveSafeRideSafe students, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike offered up the reason why we want our parents to allow their teens to test their driving skills by being a co-pilot, even if the parent is sometimes thrown under the bus.
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Hell Hath no Fury like a Head On Collision
Episode #64 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast focuses on Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl's anger with the people who allowed a serial offender to get his driver license back. That decision cost much misery for a local family. Watch and Listen as Mike explains why its so difficult to achieve zero deaths on the road.
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Prepare Your Teen For Winter Driving
Prepare Your Teen for Winter’s First Snow Fall
Welcome to Episode #63 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus podcast.
Did you know that the first snow fall or ice storm of the season is always an absolute nightmare? Especially for newbies. If you or your new driver is not prepared for the change of season make sure to watch as Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl gives tips and tricks to teach you or your teen how to avoid slipping and sliding during a snowfall or snow...
Three Questions you MUST ask Before Buying a Used Car
On Episode #62 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert offers up three questions you need to ask before buying a used car. Listen and learn.
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What our students say about our courses:
***** by Brianna
“I love how I was able to schedule it around my schedule. It gave me lots of great tips and I truly enjoyed it.”
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How to Avoid a Four Car Pile Up
On Episode #61 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert gives us the lowdown on four ways to avoid a four car pile up. Listen and Learn.
What our students say about our courses:
***** by Melody Weinkauf
AWESOME!
It was extremely helpful and I learned all I need to know and more!
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Do You Know about the New Motorcycle Law that Could be Coming to Your State?
A New Motorcycle Law that Might Affect Your State
On Episode #60 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert discusses the new motorcycle law that is making many folks anxious. Listen and Learn.
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***** by Mom Judd
“This Course gives thoughtful, useful information in an engaging manner and is easy to understand.
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No Time for Tinkering
On Episode #59 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert explains why our student’s observation on car repairs made him think about the mindset of today’s population. Listen and Learn.
What our students say about our courses:
***** by Melody Weinkauf
AWESOME!
It was extremely helpful and I learned all I need to know and more!
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Two Actions to Always Remember When Driving
On Episode #58 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Veteran Crash Investigator and driver safety expert, Mike Pehl will assess the insights from a student who gave us her take on why these words and actions are important.
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What our students say about our courses:
*****Very Good!
Easy to understand and very nice visuals. by Shelby Burrow
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Every Day Dangers That We Ignore
On Episode #57 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl uses a student's observations to remind us of the consequences of becoming a complacent driver.
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Insights on the Perils of Parking Lots
Episode #56 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast focuses on how to avoid the Perils of Door dings and dents in today's parking lots. Listen and Learn.
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Episode #55- Learn How to Avoid a T-Bone
On Episode #55 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast we learn from one of our viewers about a tragic crash that didn't have to happen. Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl explains how to avoid these tragedies.
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Episode #54- How to Handle the Hazards of Hydroplaning
Episode #54 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast will drill down the many things you can do to reduce the hazards of hydroplaning
Listen up as Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl tells it like it is!
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Informative *****
I found this drivers ed curriculum very useful and help
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How to Control a Crash with Critters
Episode #53 of throwing your parents under the bus Podcast is dedicated to all you folks who love to go to the cabins up north during the summer.
Listen up as Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl discusses how to handle a run in with critters on the road.
· What Students say about our Driver Education Course.
Informative *****
I found this drivers ed curriculum very useful and helpful for getting my drivers education done. by Gabriel John Goblirsch
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New Cars, New Rules. Are You Updated or Outdated?
Episode #52 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast.
As a parent are you familiar with the new cars or the new rules of the road?
If not, listen and learn.
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******Awesome Course!
I did this course because I heard from some of my friends who did it. I really liked how this course taught everything you needed to know, but in a way that's easy to understand. I also liked how safety always came first in this...
A Hard Lesson To Learn- Do You Have to Crash Proof Your Marinara Sauce?
Welcome to Episode #51 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
We’ll share a student’s observation that focuses on his mother’s mistake.
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*****Great Course
I feel like I learned a lot from this course, and they did a very good job at teaching it! Hallie W.
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How to Decipher Between a Road Rager, Texter or Drunk Driver in a Crash.
Welcome to Episode #50 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast.
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl answers one of our student's questions on how investigators can figure out who made a crash happen. Listen and Learn.
What Parents are Saying about our courses:
***** I loved it for my homeschool daughter." Gianna Joy
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Episode #49- To Flow or NOT to Flow with Traffic
Welcome to Episode #49 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast.
Welcome to Episode #49 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast.
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl answers the question one father had in regards to his son's challenge that driving with Traffic Flow is better than driving the speed limit. Listen and Learn.
What Students are Saying about our courses:
*****Very Good!
Easy to understand and very nice visuals aids. Shelby Burrow
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Episode #48- Messing Up in a Round A Bout
On Episode #48 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl offers his opinion and secret safety tips to use when traveling through the Round A Bout.
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What Student's say about our courses:
***** Great Course
"I feel like I learned a lot from this course, and they did a very good job at teaching it!" Hallie Dawn
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Episode #47- One Bad Choice Can Change Everything!
On Episode #47 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast Veteran Crash Investigator Mike Pehl discusses ways to avoid a life changing mistake.
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*****Just what a Homeschooling Teen Needs
This was a great resource for my homeschooled teen. It was affordable and fit into our regular schooling schedule well at his own pace. The videos were helpful and the information seems to have stuck with him. He was able to clearly retell after ea...
Episode #46-Do You Freak Out When You See or Hear an Emergency Vehicle?
Welcome to Episode #46 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
If you’ve ever panicked or messed up a move, Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert offers up his insights on how to maneuver your way out of they way of an Emergency Vehicle.
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*****Excellent Course !
I feel like I learned a lot from this course, and they did a very good job at teaching it! H...
Episode #45 Do You Know What to do if Your Driver is the Road Rager?
On Episode #45 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast we discuss how to help one of our students remedy her ride with a Road Raging Parent.
With Road Rage on a Rampage Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl gives you tips on how to subdue a heated encounter with a Road Rager.
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"I loved this course. Mr. Pehl is...
Episode #44- Pass Your Exit or Die Trying
Episode #44 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus podcast
Getting on and off the freeway ramps can be deadly, but Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl explains how to teach your new driver to exit with ease.
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Episode #43- How to Manage an Uncontrolled Intersection
Episode #43 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
An uncontrolled intersection doesn’t have any traffic control systems to help determine the right-of-way, such as stop signs, yield signs, pavement markings, traffic lights, or other authorized persons directing traffic.
When there are no traffic signs or traffic signals to indicate who should proceed first you need to understand the rules of the right of way. Listen and Learn as Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl explains the rules of the right of way.
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Episode #42- How to Survive a Rollover
Episode #42 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
The chances of surviving a car rollover are pretty good if you know what to do. Listen and learn as Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert explains the key to surviving a rollover.
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Episode #41- Beware of the New Drunk Driver
Welcome to Episode #41 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl explains how the driver is responsible for controlling the car at all times and if they mess up, they are liable. Let Mike teach you how to avoid law suits and jail time.
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Episode #40- The Million Dollar Mistake
Welcome to Episode #40 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus
A Prom Date turns into a Deadly Disaster.
Listen and Learn what happens when teens make poor choices.
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert, Mike Pehl explains how and why this tragedy happens.
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Episode #39 Who Has the Right of Way?
Welcome to Episode #39 of Throwing Your Parents Under the Bus Podcast
Veteran Crash Investigator and Driver Safety Expert Mike Pehl answers the question: Who Has the Right of Way?
If you’ve ever been confused about who’s turn it is as at a four-way stop, you’ll be glad you checked out this podcast. Listen and Learn.
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