May is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month, a month designated to bring awareness to the fact that traffic accidents are the number 1 killer of teens and to get teens involved in the solution. We at EndDD.org know that distracted driving is not just a teen issue. We ask teens, as part of our presentation,
The results of analysis of surveys completed in connection with our pilot program in 2012 have been released in a CHOP Research Institute White Paper dated April 9, 2014, “Evaluation of EndDD.org’s Student Awareness Initiative: Effectiveness of a Program to Prevent Teen Distracted Driving.” […]
The leading cause of death for teens in the United States is traffic crashes. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers. Global Youth Traffic Safety Month was designated to highlight these tragic statistics and reduce the number of teen injuries
EndDD.org was privileged to exhibit at the annual Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Prioriies on April 27-29, 2014 in Nashville, TN. Lifesavers is the largest gathering of highway safety professionals in the U.S. dedicated to reducing the tragic toll of deaths and injuries on our nation’s roadways. We were also honored that EndDD.org founder, Joel Feldman, Esq., MS, Philadelphia, PA was one of the speakers […]
Bridgestone’s annual Teens Drive Smart Video Contest has been launched for this year. The contest, which is part of Bridgestone’s teen safety education initiatives, is now accepting video entries until June 19. They are encouraging students ages 16-21, to create a short, 25 or 55 second, automotive safety-themed video that encourages their peers to make
Good article summarizing the EndDD presentation: “A portrait of an attractive young woman with blonde hair smiled at them from a projector screen. The bright face belonged to Casey Feldman, who, her father Joel Feldman (EndDD.org) said Thursday, has become a heartbreaking example of the danger and pain wrought by distracted driving […]
“A concise, practical and potentially life-saving book that should be required reading for every parent before their teen gets behind the wheel.” Publishers Weekly, 7/15/13 Car crashes are the leading cause of death and injury to teens. Promoting safer teen driving depends on teaching driving skills, adopting and enforcing teen driving laws, and parent oversight.
It is not enough to be holding the wheel and looking at the road-we need to devote our full attention to the task of driving. If we are not concentrating entirely on driving because we are trying to think about a secondary task – a cell phone conversation, texting, reading e-mails, etc -than we are
We know that texting, programming the GPS, reaching for objects and taking our eyes off the road is risky, yet we still do it. Why? These are the most common excuses: “I am a good driver” “I have never been in a crash” “It’s just for a few seconds” “Nothing bad will happen” “I can
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