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28
Nov

National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day Advocates Life

Saving Smartphone App to Curb Distracted Driving End Distracted Driving (EndDD) and the National Distracted Driving Coalition (NDDC) are urging drivers to “set it and forget it” for the second annual National Do Not Disturb While Driving Day on Thursday, October 19. “Turn this setting on and leave it on,” said Joel Feldman, founder of

20
Oct

Do Not Disturb While Driving Day

1st annual DNDWD Day was October 20, 2022 and is scheduled annually on the 3rd Thursday in October. Distracted driving continues to be a terrible problem on our roads. We are still killing about 3,000 of us each year and injuring another 400,000.  Plus, since distracted driving crashes are vastly underreported, the actual numbers are

28
Sep

Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Video & Meme Contest!

End Distracted Driving is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 National Distracted Driving Video and Meme Contest! Students from Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) affiliated high schools and middle schools submitted videos up to one minute in length, memes, and GIFs of less than 10 seconds. Eligible submissions focused on one of the following

24
Aug

Making the World’s Roads Safer With CMT Technology

As part of its mission to make safer drivers around the world, Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is using the next wave of technology to tackle the distracted driving epidemic and save lives. Starting as an MIT project in 2004 and growing to be one of the world’s leading mobile telematics providers today, CMT has found

29
Jun

Help Us Save Lives by Using Our Free Lesson Plans and Webinar

Free Elementary School Lesson Plans & High School Webinar Since we founded End Distracted Driving (EndDD) in 2009 after the death of our daughter Casey, we have spoken to hundreds of thousands of people about driving distraction-free and speaking up for safety. Our presentations started at high schools, which quickly gained momentum as hundreds of

Sam's Distracted Day
26
Jun

Sam’s Distracted Day Book for Elementary School Lessons

End Distracted Driving (EndDD.org) is delighted to announce a new book, sponsored by Lear Corp, as part of Kids Speaking Up for Road Safety. This free program teaches elementary school children to advocate for safe and distraction-free driving. Sam’s Distracted Day follows a day in the life of Sam the Meerkat, who learns that focusing

Kevin Herrera
18
Jun

Kevin Herrera – 51, AR

In January 2017, Kevin Herrera went out for his usual early morning walk with his dog, Ziggy. He was always careful when walking in the neighborhood, habitually leading Ziggy to the side of the road whenever a car passed. One morning, a person in a truck pulled out of a driveway, and Kevin stopped at