Per mile driven, the rate of serious vehicle crashes, including fatal ones, involving teens remains tragically high — about three times higher than that for adults. Parents can help to avoid heartbreak by considering safety when choosing a vehicle for their teen. Consider the recent study which compiled relevant data regarding teen fatalities and vehicles
“I wanted to let you know that Joel’s words were truly moving and many employees came up to me last night and this morning to say they never realized how dangerous their own driving really was until this presentation. I had many vow, including myself, [….]
The Washington Post, By Drew Harwell and Hayley Tsukayama January 6, 2015 – “One of the automotive world’s newest, buzziest upgrades was once offered only for trained jet pilots: heads-up displays, projecting a buffet of colorful information on that once-sacred place of clarity, the car windshield. Touted at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, the icon-rich displays have been installed by carmakers and tech startups as showcases for details on speed, directions, even cellphone notifications like text messages and Facebook alerts….”The manufacturers of these heads-up displays, none of them have said that any of their conclusions or assertions of safety are supported by any scientific evidence’ said Joel Feldman, an attorney and president of End Distracted Driving [….]
The New Jersey State Police released its fatality crash statistics for 2014, reflecting a 3.9% increase in highway fatalities in 2013 by 21 victims, bringing the total to 563 up from 542 in 2013. While driver, passenger and pedacyclists fatalities all decreased from 2013, the number of pedestrians killed spiked by 28%.
Roadway deaths fall nearly 25% in a decade, fatality rates at a historic low – In late December, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the 2013 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) final data for 2013. That data reflects a 3.1% decrease from 2012 and a nearly 25% decline in […]
My daughter Casey’s favorite color was pink. She was killed by a distracted driver and I wear a pink wristband to remember and honor her. I also wear wristbands to remember other children killed by distracted driving. For three years I have traveled across the country speaking to teens and adults, at schools, work places,
We all know that texting while driving is dangerous, something that was certainly confirmed again in a recent study by Wayne State University Researchers. Using a driving simulator, lane excursions while texting were measured (middle of the car departing from driving lane into opposing lane of travel or onto the shoulder). Roughly 50% of the
Reprinted from LPCIC MONTHLY REPORT Volume 14, Issue 12 December 2014 – The Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission met on December 4th for a presentation on distracted driving. Nationally recognized speaker and founder of End Distracted Driving, Joel Feldman, provided a broad and thought-provoking spectrum of information on the topic. Mr. Feldman […]
The Providence Journal, Providence, R.I. – By Linda Borg, December 30, 2014 “More than 3,000 people in the United States were killed or injured by a distracted driver in 2012…. These are just a few of the statistics offered by Jonathan D. Orent, one of several lawyers who volunteered to instruct high school students about
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