“So, I talked to my daughter this am at breakfast and told her that I went to this lecture last night and that from now on she will never see me text and drive and will never see a cell phone exposed in my car as my commitment to safe driving. My 6 year old answered, ‘O, yeah Daddy, I am going to believe that!?'” [….]
Several months ago when I agreed to do a distracted driving presentation at the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, I must admit that I had some anxiety about it. I had never really known anyone who was deaf and knew nothing about the deaf culture; I wanted to make certain that I could do an effective presentation…Many in the deaf community will sign when they drive, in addition to looking at their cell phones [….].
World War I, described as the “war to end all wars,” ended with the signing of the Armistice. The Armistice took effect on the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month in 1918. Following World War II we now remember veterans from all wars on Veterans Day, November 11th. On November 11th, 1918 my grandfather Louis was 23 years old, an army corporal and was in France fighting the Germans….Being an artist he celebrated by carving both sides of the lid of his mess kit [….]
[Canadian news piece, including audio & video clips of interview with Joel Feldman] Posted on October 29, 2014 by jason.bertrim, 104.3 Country “The Sault Police Service is hosting its 31st Annual Crime Prevention Seminar this week. The main speaker on Day 1 was Philadelphia lawyer Joel Feldman, who spoke to law enforcement officers and insurance
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 by: Darren Taylor “….Tragically, Feldman’s own daughter Casey was killed by a distracted driver in July 2009. She was 21 years old….Feldman, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was a speaker at the 31st Annual Crime Prevention Seminar Wednesday, hosted by Sault Police and held at the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Hotel. Feldman
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 [….]
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
Maria Glorioso and her father and law partner, Vince Glorioso, Jr., took time from their busy law practices to volunteer to talk with teens about distracted driving at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. The event was organized by the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ) whose members have committed to speaking with teens
…. I never met Casey. But I stared at a large photograph of her earlier this month at the DoubleTree Hotel in South Burlington, while her father, Joel spoke of her death — and what it is like as a parent to bury your child….Her father and I were among nine speakers sharing different moments from our lives as a part of the Vermont Association for Justice’s “Cornerstone Stories.” Feldman’s story was especially powerful, not simply because of the eloquence and honesty with which he shared every parent’s most devastating nightmare, but because of how he and his wife Dianne Anderson chose to go on living. And part of that path forward was the creation of the organization, “End Distracted Driving” (EndDD) ….
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