Gaby Medina

March 17, 2020

6 reasons why walking is better than driving

National Walking Day occurs the first Wednesday of April every year. Which means that this year it falls on April 1, 2020, but this is not an April Fool’s joke. We hope to convince you to take part in walking on April 1st. Did you know… Walking improves your health, like reducing heart disease, stress, […]

January 31, 2020

All the Signs Were Ignored

A week before I was going to take the driving test to get my license, a man ran a yield sign and T-boned my car. It was around 7:30 in the morning and he said he was tired and didn’t see the sign, he was also using his phone to navigate to wherever he was […]

November 18, 2019

Holiday Hacks, Safe Driving Edition

As we all know the holidays are approaching, which means we get to spend time with loved ones. However, other things come with the Holidays including packed malls, road trips to grandma’s house, and aggressive drivers. Before you go home or travel for the holidays, here are some Tips & Tricks for the road. Walk […]

October 17, 2019

A Combination Sure to Combust

Parties, Cars, and Dangerous Behavior A true story by Waamene Yowika According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes—that’s one person every 48 minutes in 2017. These deaths have fallen by a third in the last three decades; however, drunk-driving crashes […]

June 18, 2019

2019 Video Contest Winners

At the 2019 U in the Driver Seat Symposium, attendees were asked to participate in a 60-second video challenge. College teams had one week to complete the video and garner social media engagements for a third of their final score. Teams were also scored on creativity and messaging. The theme for this year’s video contest […]

March 29, 2019

You’re Not Invincible to Distracted Driving Dangers

Listen up. Distracted driving is an issue and will remain one as younger generations grow up with a cell phone always at their fingertips. The graph below, created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that the number of drivers who use an electronic device is going down. In 2016, 456 people died […]