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Youth Driven
by Becky White
The goal of this podcast is to educate youth and adults about traffic safety through meaningful conversations with youth, victims families and traffic safety experts. So if you are looking for a little more perspective around traffic safety we hope you will listen in and don't forget to take care of each on the roads and always lead by example.
Episodes
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Ep. 21 Roz Thompson Senior Public Affairs Specialist at AAA Northeast discusses teen drivers
To say that Roz Thompson is passionate about educating teens is an understatement. She is a joyful force working hard to educate youth on how to stay safe behind the wheel. She also focues on the parents role in helping teens make good decisions while driving. She has been with AAA Northeast for...
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Ep. 20 Remembering Matthew Dennison with his father Mark Dennison
Matthew Dennison was driving home with his best friend when their car collided head on with an alleged drunken driver. Matthew was seriously injured and lost his fight 27 days after that crash. Within this episode his father, Mark Dennison, shares what happened on that day and how this crash has...
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Ep. 19 Traffic Safety Experts - Dr. Roberts & Dr. McDermott ADHD teen driving research
This episode we interview UMASS Professors Jennifer McDermott and Shannon Roberts, who share their research about driving as an adolescent with ADHD. Dr. Roberts is an assistant professor of industrial engineering at UMASS Amherst. Her research is in human factors and she considers human…
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Ep. 18 Youth Perspective - Thomas
Thomas is one of our Youth Driven leaders and knows first hand how one persons choice to drive impaired can impact so many people. He shares his tips on how he stays calm behind the wheel and how we all need to come together and make better choices when it comes to driving. Thank you Thomas for...
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Ep. 17 End Distracted Driving and Casey's Story with Joel Feldman
In July of 2009 Joel's Feldman’s daughter, Casey was walking to her summer job. She was in a crosswalk when a 58 year old man rolled through the stop sign and struck her. Casey did not survive her injuries and was killed that day because the driver that hit her made a choice to take his eyes off...
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Ep. 16 Youth Perspective - Grace
Grace is a passionate and kind student leader that truly cares about traffic safety. She shares in this podcast her perspective about distracted driving, impaired driving, drowsy driving and how important it is to have the courage to speak up to your peers about making safe choices.
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Ep. 15 Impaired Driving Engagement Council Coordinator - Anthony Silva
Tony Silva has over 40 years exsperiance in law enforcement and traffic safety. He was the Lincoln police officer for almost 20 years and then became the police chief in Cumberland for 10 years. After retiring from the uniform he ran the Rhode Island Police Academy for 7 years, next he worked for...
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Ep. 14 Youth Perspective - Satanvi
Satanvi is a wonderful student leader at Youth Driven and she shares her take on all traffic safety topics. Including distracted driving, the dangers of speeding, seat belts and impaired driving. She shares how teens her age view cannabis vs. alcohol when driving and shares why you should never...
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Ep. 13 Youth Perspective - Alex
Alex is a wonderful student leader at Youth Driven and she shares her take on all traffic safety topics. Including distracted driving, the dangers of speeding, seat belts and impaired driving. She shares how teens her age view cannabis vs. alcohol when driving and shares why you should never…
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Ep. 12 MADD Victim Advocate - with Francie Mantak
Francie Mantak is the victim advocate for MADD RI and she couldn't be more perfect for this position. She is so kind and truly cares about the families and survivors she supports. During this episode we discuss what services she provides as a Victim Advocate, how this job has impacted her life…
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Ep. 11 Youth Perspective - Hunter
Hunter is a student leader who has been committed to Youth Driven since day one. Throughout this podcast Hunter shares his perspective about different traffic safety topics, including drugged driving, seat belts and much more. He is a driven individual and I am so pleased to introduce you to Hunter.
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Ep. 10 Changing Road Infrastructure to Save Lives - with Liza Burkin
Liza Burkin is an urban planner, mobility advocate, writer, and is extremely passionate about roadway infrastructure and making our streets safer for all road users. In this podcast Liza explains how the infrastructure of our roads is so crucial to the safety of not just pedestrians and cyclists...
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Ep. 9 Youth Perspective - Bella
Bella is one of our student leaders who is never scared of a challenge and always finds a way to get her traffic safety messages out to her school. Throughout this podcast Bella shares her perspective about different traffic safety topics, including seat belt safety, her exsperiance as a new…
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Ep. 8 Mental Health & Traffic Safety with Isabelle Boullier
Isabelle shares her research project on mental health and traffic safety that she conducted during her 8 week internship with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). She shares her main points from her research project and why it is important that we start to discuss how are...
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Ep. 7 Drowsy Driving with Mary Maguire
Mary Maguire is the Massachusetts spokes person for AAA Northeast and will be discussing drowsy driving and why it is important to get a healthy amount of sleep before getting behind the wheel. Mary will also be sharing her personal story about the night her son fell asleep at the wheel and...
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Ep. 6 Traffic Safety Expert - Sergeant Wesley Pennington - RI State Police
Sergeant Wesley H. Pugh-Pennington of the Rhode Island State Police discusses the DUI Traffic Safety Unit, his expertise as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and why he is so passionate about traffic safety. He also shares how DREs can identify when an individual is driving under the influence of...
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Ep. 5 Remembering Jeffrey Monica
Robin Monica shares the painful story of her son, Jeffrey Monica, who at the age of 19 died in a car crash. By sharing Jeff's story she hopes that people will learn that the choices you make when getting behind the wheel impaired can change not only your life but the lives of everyone you know,...
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Ep. 4 Youth Perspective - Alakananda & Armina
Alakananda & Armina were very shy when I first met them a few years ago but now they are anything but quiet when advocating for safer roads. These two are dedicated, driven and lead by example everyday. They are born leaders and I am honored to introduce you to Alakananda & Armina.
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Ep. 3 Driving High - Diana Gugliotta
Traffic safety expert, Diana Gugliotta is the Senior Manager of Public Affairs at AAA Northeast. During this episode we discuss the Shifting Gears program, that teaches students about the dangers of driving while under the influence of marijuana. Resources Discussed In This Episode:...
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Ep. 2 Youth Perspective - Sydney
Sydeny has been passionate about prevention work and traffic safety awareness since she was in middle school. Throughout this podcast Sydney shares her perspective about different traffic safety topics, including driving under the influence of marijuana, distracted driving and much more. She is a...
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Ep. 1 Finding My Purpose Through Tragedy with Becky White
Becky White found her passion for traffic safety after surviving a horrific car crash that killed her mother and friend. In this episode Becky shares her story about that terrible crash and what helped her turn such a devastating event into her 'why'. Her passion, her drive, her life purpose…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The goal of this podcast is to educate youth and adults about traffic safety through meaningful conversations with youth, victims families and traffic safety experts. So if you are looking for a little more perspective around traffic safety we hope you will listen in and don't forget to take care of each on the roads and always lead by example.
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Becky White
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How many episodes does Youth Driven have?
Youth Driven currently has 22 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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The goal of this podcast is to educate youth and adults about traffic safety through meaningful conversations with youth, victims families and traffic safety experts. So if you are looking for a little more perspective around traffic safety we hope you will listen in and don't forget to take care...
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Youth Driven is created and hosted by Becky White.
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