With one hand on the wheel and the other scrolling through his cellphone, Parker Thompson barely sees the cyclist on his right before taking the biker out. Next up a series of traffic cones falls under the wheels of his four-door sedan, and he slams on the brakes, but...

As a young and upcoming world-class professional race car driver, Parker Thompson knows full attention is critical whenever he is behind the wheel at any race track. The 17-year-old also knows a split-second mistake can turn tragic on a public roadway, and he was in...

By: Dale Boyd - Penticton Western News Published: October 6, 2015 When Parker Thompson gets behind the wheel the speeds are higher, but the stakes are the same. The 17-year-old race car driver from Red Deer, Alta. stopped in at Penticton Secondary School on Oct. 2 to...

By: CTV Edmonton On September 25, 2015 CTV Edmonton ran a local news story featuring Drive to Stay Alive and our pursuit to end distracted driving in North America. It is a great piece and we can not thank CTV and the staff enough for for their support!

By: Kalisha Mendonsa Published: September 30, 2015 A young community member has taken it upon himself to use his rare position as a race car driver to promote the idea of ending distracted driving. Parker Thompson, 17, is entering his second year of promoting the...