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.
Virginia Tech research team completed a study comparing novice and experienced drivers and risks associated with a number of secondary tasks performed while driving. The research team found that a increased risks of crashes or near crashes for novice drivers…
For many years safety advocates have urged that seat belts be mandatory in buses as they are in cars. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a final rule requiring lap and shoulder seat belts for each passenger and driver seat on new buses manufactured after November 2016. This
Springfield dad who lost daughter to distracted driver makes plea to kids Springfield’s Joel Feldman has given his distracted driving presentation to about 30,000 people over the last two years. But the lawyer who lost his daughter in a distracted driving accident in July of 2009 will likely never know how many of those people,
Chris Maley & Joel Feldman speak with 1000 Vermont teens about distracted driving.
The founder of “End Distracted Driving,” Joel Feldman, spoke to students at University High about the dangers of distractive driving. Feldman’s daughter was killed in 2009 after she was hit by a distracted driver. Today he shared testimonies and stressed the importance of not driving while being distracted. Full Story online at http://www.wbrz.com/news/man-on-a-mission-to-end-distracted-driving/
Teen driving has been a concern for parents since the automobile first became mainstream in the 1920s. The majority of states adopted the minimum age of 16 by the 1940s, and the thought of allowing a teenager to drive one of those vehicles had to be frightening—even without a radio in the cabin to distract
Geoffrey Soriano Prosecutor for Somerset County played the role of a parent and distracted driver during an EndDD.org presentation given by Joel Feldman. A local high school student, Abby plays his daughter and practices speaking up for her safety. The role play is used to help adults and teens understand the excuses that given by
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