When thinking of strong advocates of safe driving, one’s mind does not immediately think of the CEO of a power company. Yet, that is exactly what Mary Powell is. As president and CEO of Vermont’s Green Mountain Power (GMP), Mary has earned many honors for her forward-thinking business model. She was named Powergen’s 2014 Woman
Distracted driving deaths are sudden and unexpected. In 2015 more than 10 people died and more than a thousand were injured every day in the U.S. from distracted driving . These are the worst statistics since 2008. But of course, distracted driving statistics don’t capture how these deaths and life-altering injuries affect families. Family members
Pamela Nichols is busy—and she prefers it that way. “I’m a say yes person,” she said. Nichols is a trial lawyer by day: she not only practices law and manages the firm, but has been a partner at O’Connell and Aronowitz since 1997. With the rest of her time, Nichols promotes EndDD.org presentations, participates in Albany’s Downtown Business Improvement District (BID),
Manufacturers of social media apps have a responsibility to warn users not to drive while using their apps, and, in some cases, to disable the app so that it cannot be used while driving. To reduce distracted driving crashes End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org) has joined the Partnership for Distraction-Free Driving in launching a petition drive to encourage social media companies to do the following [….]
Whether it’s texting, accessing Facebook, taking selfies or using other apps, including Snapchat, we have become a nation of distracted drivers. So what is different about the “Snapchat distracted driving lawsuit?” It is because not only was the distracted driver sued, but also Snapchat, the manufacturer of the app the driver was using at the time of the crash [….]
Springfield High School (Delaware County PA) senior Samantha Kemmey produced this documentary PSA for her film production class about Casey Feldman who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. Samantha captures the spirit of Casey in this video while raising awareness about the devastating impact of distracted driving.
If you are in the Philadelphia area come and participate in our EndDD (End Distracted Driving) presentation Wed. night, Dec. 16th at 7:00 pm. EndDD’s founder, Joel Feldman, who has personally spoken to more than 80,000 teens and adults across the country will be presenting, joined by Pat Fallon of the Montgomery County Health Department. Location: Lower Merion High School
Results of a recent study reveal that our smart phones are so mentally engaging that even after we put them down our brains are still focused on them. It takes valuable time, almost 27 seconds, for our brians to re-focus on driving after we begin to move [….]
As I waited near the starting line about to run my 4th race in the Rock n Roll Marathon series I was asked by another runner standing behind me “Did you know Casey Feldman?” He had read the back of my bright pink running shirt and saw that Casey was killed by a distracted driver
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