Let America Know is a grassroots advocacy organization supported by trial lawyers and law firms to increase public understanding of safety issues. It’s in place to give a voice to those who want to speak out on legal and social issues that affect public safety. In recognition of National Distracted Driving Month in April 2012, Let America Know has made a .
Delaware County Council, PA was joined by the parents of a young lady killed in a distracted driving accident as they spoke to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. Shown above are, front from left, Dianne Anderson, Councilman Dave White and Joel Feldman, and back row, Council members John McBlain, Mario Civera Jr., Chairman Tom McGarrigle and Colleen Morrone.Joel .
As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, Joel Feldman Spoke with approximately 250 students and 20 faculty at Friends Central High school in Wynnewood, PA about distracted driving. The students were very interactive and seemed very contemplative at moments during the presentation, particularly after viewing videos of family and friends talking about the devastation of losing family members to distracted .
Larry Slagle, of Slagle Law Offices, was featured in an article starting on page 1 of “The Independent”, a local newspaper in Masillon Ohio. Larry is one of the many attorneys across the country taking part in our End Distracted Driving Student Awareness Initiative. Larry was one of the first speakers. He presented to roughly 350 students at Tuslaw High .
All of us here at The Casey Feldman Foundation and EndDD are thrilled that commissioners in Montgomery County, PA passed a resolution declaring next week Distracted Driving Awareness Week (April 9-15th). This is exciting news to all of the hardworking advocates who have made changing the way we drive here in Pennsylvania a priority. Just a few weeks ago, the .
Pennsylvania's text ban has been in effect for nearly a week now, and plenty has been said and written to keep the conversation going. Schools, businesses, families… everyone seems to be bringing the topic of texting and driving to the surface, enabling closet mobile texters to admit their behavior and strategize with others on how to avoid temptation. At Agnes .
Secretary of Transportation Ray La Hood announced the first federally proposed guidelines to encourage auto manufacturers to design vehicles to reduce distractions from in-vehicle electronic devices. The devices are those not required to safely operate the vehicle and include communications, entertainment, information gathering and navigation devices. Those devices that require visual or manual operation by drivers are targeted. Recognizing that vehicle .
YOUTH-Turn, a program of National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS), sponsored by the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation and supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is inspiring young people to turn traffic adversity into action with its annual Youth-Turn It Around Awards. The annual contest is open to middle school, high school and college students. Award winners will be awarded up to $2000 for .
The Pennsylvania Association for Justice(PAJ) becomes the most recent employer to implement safe driving policies. The Pennsylvania Association for Justice(PAJ)recently implemented new safe driving policies for its managers and support staff. The managers will not call staff when they know they are driving, nor will they require immediate responses from staff to calls. Staff will not text when driving, will wait .
Starting January 3, 2012, commercial drivers subject to the US DOT’s rules will no longer be able to use hand held cell phones while operating their vehicles. The new Rule does allow commercial drivers to communicate by cell phones equipped with hands-free devices. The joint rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials .
