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Our founder's story
In the midst of a routine Friday afternoon, fate played its hand, turning the mundane into a catalyst for transformation.
Yet, as the tapestry of my existence was being painstakingly restored over eight months, I found myself chasing the dreams that once skirted my reality. Five years on, despite vivid memories of the pain, the incident stands as a masterstroke in the grand painting of my life, teaching the power of trust, hope, and positivity in revealing the unexpected beauty hidden in life’s corners.
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Preventable but with lifelong consequences
3200+
Death daily
130,000
Injuries daily
90% - 96%
Preventable human error
#1 cause of death for ages 5 – 29
66% of fatalities are ages 18 – 59
77% – 81% of victims are male
1 in 4 survivors face lasting psychological trauma
6.18 million police reported crashes in the U.S. in 2024
2.8 million ER visits in the U.S. in 2023
586/day TBI related hospitalizations in the U.S.
38% of spinal cord injuries linked to crashes in the US
3% of GDP lost in many countries
Getting involved
Together for safety and healing
Traffic safety education
Through the Safer Roads Now initiative, Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation provides practical traffic safety education to help drivers, passengers, families, and communities make safer choices on the road. With more than 130,000 people injured globally every day and NHTSA research attributing 94% of vehicle crashes to human error, our program focuses on preventable risks such as distracted driving, speeding, impaired driving, drowsiness, seat belt non use, and sharing the road responsibly. By changing everyday behavior and reinforcing safer choices, we help prevent crashes before they happen, because every safe choice behind the wheel can save a life.
Survivor support
Every crash statistic represents a person, a family, and a future changed in an instant. The Safer Roads Now initiative addresses the hidden emotional and psychological wounds that often follow serious crashes, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, memory loss, brain fog, isolation, and loss of identity. Through peer support groups, counseling referrals, family resilience training, education, storytelling, and coping tools, the initiative helps survivors and families find encouragement, appropriate resources, and a path from fear and isolation toward understanding, stability, and hope. Together, we can ensure survivors are seen, supported, and never reduced to a number.
TBI & memory loss research support
Traffic crashes can cause life altering injuries, including traumatic brain injury, memory loss, and long term challenges that continue long after the crash scene is cleared. This fundraising program supports neurological research aimed at better detecting, understanding, and treating traumatic brain injuries that often remain invisible on standard scans. By advancing research into improved diagnostics, brain recovery, and long term cognitive health, the program helps move science closer to restoring memory, focus, independence, and quality of life for survivors.
About Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation
Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation was established in 2023 and became a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2024. We are dedicated to making roads safer, supporting life changing accident survivors, and raising awareness about traumatic brain injury, memory loss, and long term emotional recovery.
Gifts to Safety Behind the Wheel Foundation, EIN 93-2485900, may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, allowing supporters to make a meaningful impact while receiving appropriate charitable giving documentation for their records.