The recent filing of a lawsuit against Snapchat has sparked incredible media attention and comment. An 18 year-old girl was reportedly using Snachat while driving over 100 mph and seriously injured a man in a crash. Not only was the 18 year old sued, but also Snapchat, the manufacturer of the app she was using
I spoke at 3 high schools to about 1000 students this week in Oklahoma. Part of our EndDD.org presentation is working with students to teach them how to effectively speak up when friends or parents drive them distracted. We go through role play exercises, exploring with students the use of non-confrontational statements designed to maximize
George Jebaily likes to live by the motto: “If you’re not a part of the solution, you’re a part of the problem.” When it comes to the problem of distracted driving, Jebaily is doing what he can within his community to be a part of the solution through his work with The Casey Feldman Foundation and its signature project, EndDD.org. [….]
Teens are the most inexperienced of drivers and the fatal crash rates for teens is nearly three times that for any other age group. And distraction is thought to be responsible for more than 50% of teen crashes. Given that they are their tech savvy, that texting is their preferred form of communication and, as
My daughter Casey was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. It was daytime and she was walking across the street in a crosswalk when she was struck by a 58 year-old man who ran a stop sign. He said he never saw her. Since that time, my wife and I have made it our mission to change driving attitudes and raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. But a new report from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) should be a wake up call that we need to also address distracted walking [….]
Last October, NAFA Fleet Management Association took a stance on the issue of distracted driving. They adopted a no-tolerance policy towards distracted driving by recommending that their members prohibit the use of electronic devices for drivers, both handheld and hands-free. We spoke with Phil Russo, the CEO of NAFA Fleet Management Association to discuss the new policy, the reasoning behind the policy, and his thoughts on the distracted driving epidemic [….]
Springfield High School (Delaware County PA) senior Samantha Kemmey produced this documentary PSA for her film production class about Casey Feldman who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. Samantha captures the spirit of Casey in this video while raising awareness about the devastating impact of distracted driving.
EndDD (End Distracted Driving) founders and parents of the late Casey Feldman, Joel Feldman and Dianne Anderson were on The Today Show this morning talking about their daughter, Casey and distracted driving. View the segment [….]
The most important people in the world to us are our children. We worry about them being hurt or killed in car crashes and with good reason. The leading cause of death for those under 25 is car crashes, with the teen fatality rate being three times greater than for any other age group. Parents
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