Cheer is in the air as the holiday season approaches. Just don’t overlook increased risks of being out on the road! As you head to Aunt Judy’s Christmas dinner or Bob’s Ugly Sweater Party, it is increasingly important to drive safely.
The NTSB has issued its most far reaching recommendation with respect to reducing accidents caused by distracted driving. The recommendation would ban hands-free as well as hand-held devices, but devices installed in the vehicle by the manufacturer would be allowed, the NTSB said.
How serious are the dangers? Deadly serious. Look at the facts: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a division of the U.S. Transportation Department, distracted driving is “any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving.” It’s not just texting or making calls on a cell
Secretary of Transportation Ray La Hood has added another weapon to aid in the battle to combat teen driving tragedies caused by distracted driving. In collaboration with Regal Cinema, new public service announcements (PSA) have been released that depict in a straightforward manner the risks that texting and driving pose to teens.
The Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation will be sponsoring Slippery Rock University student, Alyssa Messett as she competes in the Miss USA Pennsylvania state pageant December 2nd through December 4th. Alyssa will be competing with Distracted Driving as her platform.
Casey Feldman was only 21 when she was killed at a crosswalk in Ocean City, NJ on July 17, 2009—a victim of distracted driving. Today, Casey’s parents, trial attorney Joel D. Feldman and Dianne Anderson of Springfield, come to terms with their loss by promoting safe driving through the charitable foundation they established in Casey’s
The Department of Transportation says that “Driver distraction could present a serious and potentially deadly danger. In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted driving… While these numbers are significant, they may not state the true
A report from the Governors Highway Safety Association pointed out an alarming trend: There’s an increase in pedestrian fatalities during the first six months of 2010, reversing the general trend in pedestrian deaths over four years and a sharp contrast to an overall drop in traffic fatalities. Bicycling, too, has become dangerous. In 2019 there
The U.S. Department of Transportation notes that using a cell phone use while driving, whether it’s hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver’s reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates that 16 percent of fatal crashes and fatalities — and
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