SR2S Mindful Driving Challenge - 08.20.25
One challenge every month
The Driver takes the challenge, the Passengers enforce the rules
Mindful Driving Challenge for August
Hi Hello Wave
Your mindful driving challenge for August is to wave at every person you see
who is shorter than your car.
Humans are hardwired to focus on immediate threats. The delivery truck blocking the road, the
motorcycle weaving in and out of traffic: our brains instinctively register these as threats while
we’re driving and bring those into focus. Two 50-pound children walking home from school are
not a threat to a 2000-pound car. So our brains dismiss them unless we’re consciously looking
for them. And even when we’re looking for them, it can be hard to see someone whose head is
lower than our car windows. This month, as you return to the school routine, we challenge you
to consciously look for and wave Hi Hello to everyone you see whose head doesn’t reach above
the roof of your car!
These Challenges are brought to you by the Cupertino Safe Routes to School Program. Check
out Cupertino’s Back to School page for tips and resources on getting to school safely.