Drive To Stay Alive

Parker Thompson is on a mission to travel across Canada to provide his peers with the best practices on staying focused when they get behind the wheel.

Parker Thompson, an 18-year old race car driver from Red Deer, Alberta has entered his third year with his distracted driving campaign in partner with Global Traffic Group. The purpose of Drive to Stay Alive is to educate elementary to high school students about the dangers of distracted driving. Parker Thompson is on a mission to travel across North America to provide his peers with the best prac

tices on staying focused when they get behind the wheel. The goal of Drive To Stay Alive campaign is to start minimizing the amount of distracted driving currently taking place on Alberta roads. Eventually Thompson wants to make distracted driving a thing of the past in Canada.

“In racing, I know that taking my attention off the track for even a second can have serious consequences, and it’s no different when driving on our roads and highways. By educating a new generation of Albertans about the dangers of distracted driving, we can prevent a lot of collisions before they happen.”

-Parker Thompson

Research indicates that driver distractions contribute to 20 to 30 per cent of all collisions and that distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive drivers. Global Traffic Group and Parker Thompson have partnered to help raise awareness on the dangers of Distracted Driving. Cell phone use, texting, applying makeup, reading newspapers and brushing teeth are normal day-to-day activities that are consequence free unless you are behind the wheel. All of these distractions increase the probability of getting into a collision and worse yet a life altering situation. Parker and Global Traffic are proud to work collaboratively to deliver a strong don’t drive distracted message that supports safe roads and safe communities in Alberta and across the Country.

“Global Traffic Group crossed paths with 18-year-old racecar driver Parker Thompson when his Don’t Drive Distracted campaign was covered in a local newspaper. When Parker is not racing around a track at 240 km/hr, he is speaking up about the dangers of Distracted Driving. Parker’s message is strong and very sincere. Global Traffic Group is very proud to partner with Parker in his quest to defeat Distracted driving in Alberta and across the Country.”

-David Steer, Global Traffic Group

05/03/2019

Great evening getting to share our message to the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association at their 2019 KO in the Capital Conference tonight!

02/06/2019

Today we had the pleasure of presenting the dangers of distracted driving to many of Parker’s former teachers and their students at the newest school in Red Deer - St. Joseph High School. 🚘📵 We would like to thank Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools for all of the support of Parker and his endeavors on and off the track! 📚

01/23/2019

We are extremely proud to announce our partnership with Westland Insurance and Intact Insurance for 2019! You can read all about it here: http://bit.ly/WestlandPartnership

01/23/2019

We’re very excited to announce some big news with you all regarding our 2019 campaign season! 🚨📣

01/16/2019

Today we had the pleasure of presenting the dangers of distracted driving to New Heights School. 📵🚘 Lots of great discussion happened today among the students and staff. 📚

01/10/2019

It’s always a pleasure to visit Whitecourt! Thank you Hilltop High School for having us back again.

01/09/2019

We couldn’t think of a better way to kick off our 2019 campaign season than with the community of Whitecourt! 📵🚘 We take great pride in being invited back to a school. Thank you Hilltop High School for having us back, and thank you to the feeder school Percy Baxter School for having us for the first time. ✅

01/08/2019

A message from our founder Parker Thompson on 2019! 📣

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Very excited to get the new year rolling tomorrow with the first Drive to Stay Alive presentations of 2019! 📵🚘 I’m proud to announce that 2019 is aimed at our largest tour of events since the campaigns inception. 📢 It’s been no easy task balancing a career in racing, and a national distracted driving campaign. 🏁 Thank you to the schools, students, media, and sponsors for making my efforts worth it every single day! Tour dates and sponsor announcements to come in the next few days.

05/18/2018

We had a big day in Morinville, Alberta today presenting to the Morinville Public School. Along with that, Parker Thompson had the opportunity to be a keynote speaker for the annual Sturgeon County Safety Luncheon. 📵🚗

04/27/2018

We had a great time presenting the dangers of distracted driving this afternoon to the Calmar Secondary School! 📵🚗 It was a wonderful group of students and staff, along with a beautiful new gymnasium!

02/01/2018

Thanks to Students Against Drinking & Driving Association of Alberta for having us join their tour in Edmonton yesterday. Three awesome schools, all in one day! 📵🚘

11/24/2017

We had another great day with Students Against Drinking & Driving Association of Alberta at their regional conference in Olds, AB. Thanks to everyone who made this event possible, along with our partner All Service Insurance Brokers!

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