EndDD Featured Articles

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Nov

U.S. Legislative and Enforcement Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving Fall Short Compared to Those in Canada

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles

I participated in the Sault Ste Marie Police Service’s 38th Annual Crime Prevention Summit this week in Ontario, Canada, this year’s theme being, “Road Safety..it Begins With You”. Among the many participants in the conference were also the Ontario Provincial Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I was often asked by conference attendees and local media how the distracted driving problem differs in Canada from the United States [….]

26
Oct

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Distracted – Inspirational Teens and the NOYS 2014 Summit

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles

Safety advocates regularly speak about the “epidemic of distracted driving” and the need to change our driving culture. Many blame teens for the epidemic, suggesting that their need to be connected has caused distracted driving crashes to rise. After attending the NOYS Distracted Driving Prevention Summit I am more optimistic than ever that it is our

24
Sep

“Play Distracted Lose the Game, Drive Distracted Lose a Life”

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

These words were spoken by Col. Steven Flaherty, Supt. of the Virginia State Police, at the 2nd Annual Virginia Distracted Diving Summit, where EndDD’s Joel Feldman also spoke. Col. Flaherty was making the point that we would not text or call while participating in sports, but that we will often do so while driving. In our EndDD.org presentations we have used this 30 second video to make the same point [….]

21
Sep

“Look at me…and say: I don’t want to be that guy.” Reggie Shaw quoted in, “A Deadly Wandering – A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention,” by Matt Richtel

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles

Reggie Shaw was texting while driving in 2006 and killed two men. Richtel’s book tells Reggie’s story and also the story of those who were affected by Reggie’s decision to text and drive. Since I have met Reggie and spoken with him, this book has special meaning for me. It is a story of how good can come out of suffering, how one man, initially reviled for what he had done, was able to earn respect, forgiveness and love from others, including those whose loved ones he killed [….]

19
Sep

EndDD.org Making a Difference in Massachusetts – “I know I would have hit and severely hurt or killed her if not for what you said….”

by Joel Feldman | EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

It was a busy week for EndDD.org in Massachusetts – a filming of a PSA for WBZ-TV: Boston and presentations at BAMSI, Emerson College, Universal Technical Insitute […]

13
Sep

Achieving by learning from failures and overcoming obstacles and adversity

by Joel Feldman | EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

“Everyone has a unique and beautiful story. We just need to listen and we will be changed.” – Casey Feldman, 1988-2009. This beauty of stories and their power to change us was evident on September 12th, when I participated in the Vermont Association for Justice (VTAJ) “Cornerstone Stories,” a TED style program in which speakers were asked to talk about overcoming failures or obstacles on the path to success [….]

24
Aug

Just How Important Are School Bus Drivers? 1,000 in VA Participate in EndDD Program

by Dianne Anderson | EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

EndDD was proud to be a part of Loudoun County, VA’s public school’s (LCPS) transportation training to get its 1,000 school bus drivers and attendants off to a safe start for the 2014-2015 school year. Due to the rapid growth in the region, LCPS is the fastest growing school division in Virginia and one of

21
Aug

Lawyers Have Responsibility to Exemplify Distraction-Free Driving

by Joel Feldman | EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

“Driving while distracted can be deadly. As lawyers, parents and leaders in our community, we have an obligation to drive safely without being distracted. We are the ones who set the example for others to follow.” Joel Feldman’s article, “Lawyers Have Responsibility to Exemplify Distraction-Free Driving” was featured in The Legal Intelligencer on Friday, August

19
Aug

Claiming it can make texting and tweeting safe for drivers with its “Heads Up Display”, Navdy ignores the science of cognitive distraction

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles

First it was Google, proclaiming that allowing drivers to wear Google Glass would promote safety. Now San Francisco- based startup, Navdy, claims its Heads Up Display (HUD) would permit drivers to text and tweet safely while driving because the product projects images in the forward visual field of the driver so the driver does not

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U.S. Legislative and Enforcement Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving Fall Short Compared to Those in Canada

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Distracted – Inspirational Teens and the NOYS 2014 Summit

“Play Distracted Lose the Game, Drive Distracted Lose a Life”

“Look at me…and say: I don’t want to be that guy.” Reggie Shaw quoted in, “A Deadly Wandering – A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention,” by Matt Richtel

EndDD.org Making a Difference in Massachusetts – “I know I would have hit and severely hurt or killed her if not for what you said….”

Achieving by learning from failures and overcoming obstacles and adversity

Just How Important Are School Bus Drivers? 1,000 in VA Participate in EndDD Program

Lawyers Have Responsibility to Exemplify Distraction-Free Driving

Claiming it can make texting and tweeting safe for drivers with its “Heads Up Display”, Navdy ignores the science of cognitive distraction

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