Distracted Driving Archives | EndDD

photo of Nakari Campbell, 18, was struck by a motorist and seriously injured while walking across the intersection at Ashland Avenue and Division Street in August 2023. The driver fled.⁠
10
Dec

Chicago Tribune Reporter Wins 3rd Annual Casey Feldman Transportation Safety Award For Article On Pedestrian Crashes And Lax Police Enforcement

A Chicago Tribune investigation into dangers faced by pedestrians and bicyclists from motor vehicles on Chicago’s busy streets has been named the winner of the Third Annual Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting. Thousands of pedestrians and cyclists have been seriously injured or killed in recent years in Chicago, but in only a fraction

Woman Distracted While Car on Autopilot.
23
Sep

Are Self-Driving Features Really Making Us Safer on the Road?

Recent studies from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggest that drivers using advanced automation features like Tesla’s Autopilot and Volvo’s Pilot Assist are becoming more distracted, not less. This goes against the common expectation that these features would help reduce accidents and increase road safety. Instead, they may be contributing to an increased

dianne anderson photo still from video
26
Apr

Toolkit for #DriveSafeForMom

We Want Teens to Drive Safely and Give Their Moms the Best Gift Ever for Mother’s Day We asked hundreds of moms what they want for Mother’s Day and they responded overwhelmingly: “We Want Our Children to Promise to Make Safe Driving Choices, Including Driving Without Distraction.” In focus groups we asked teens what was

video still shot of mother featured in video
04
Jan

New Video: Don’t break your mother’s heart

“Don’t break your mother’s heart.” Thank you to our great sponsor Honda for supporting our efforts to keep teens safe. This PSA, “Don’t break your mother’s heart,” asks teens to think about their families when making choices about driving, especially their moms. Teens know mom would never recover if they were killed in a crash.

28
Nov

National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day Advocates Life

Saving Smartphone App to Curb Distracted Driving End Distracted Driving (EndDD) and the National Distracted Driving Coalition (NDDC) are urging drivers to “set it and forget it” for the second annual National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day on Thursday, October 19. “Turn this setting on and leave it on,” said Joel Feldman, founder of