Published on, NTSB Highway Safety, February 12, 2015 Acts of Love: What Color Wristband Would You Wear? Joel’s Story: I remember sending pink roses to my daughter Casey for Valentine’s Day. Pink was her favorite color. Casey was killed by a distracted driver. She was 21. After Casey was killed I feared that she would
“Although the dangers of drinking and driving are well-known, the effect of drugs is less publicized—and potentially far more lethal, given the numbers.” Read the article by MADD’s founder, Candace Lightner, [….]
Published in The Legal Examiner, January 29, 2015 by Joel Feldman – As recently reported by Drew Harwell in the Washington Post, “Heads-up technology puts data on car windshields at CES”, heads-up displays, or “HUDs,” are now the rage, with auto manufacturers and tech companies scrambling to provide more and more information to drivers displayed on their windshields [….]
The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has released its 12th annual Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws analyzing all of the state’s highway safety laws with a focus on what deficiencies exist in state laws. The report stresses that by closing these “lethal loopholes” and enacting better laws, needless deaths and injuries will be
The Philadelphia Inquirer, By Joel Feldman* Posted: Friday, January 23, 2015, 3:01 AM An Alabama man was cited this week outside Atlanta, Ga., by a local police officer for being distracted while driving. The comments section of the ticket reports that Madison Turner was “eating while driving.” Turner was eating a McDonald’s cheeseburger. This story
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released their 2015 “Most Wanted” list of top transportation safety improvements. Number one on the list is “Disconnect From Deadly Distractions.” The first step toward removing deadly distractions will be to disconnect from non-mission-critical information. For decades, aviation has recognized the need for “sterile cockpit” procedures that restrict
Per mile driven, the rate of serious vehicle crashes, including fatal ones, involving teens remains tragically high — about three times higher than that for adults. Parents can help to avoid heartbreak by considering safety when choosing a vehicle for their teen. Consider the recent study which compiled relevant data regarding teen fatalities and vehicles
The Washington Post, By Drew Harwell and Hayley Tsukayama January 6, 2015 – “One of the automotive world’s newest, buzziest upgrades was once offered only for trained jet pilots: heads-up displays, projecting a buffet of colorful information on that once-sacred place of clarity, the car windshield. Touted at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, the icon-rich displays have been installed by carmakers and tech startups as showcases for details on speed, directions, even cellphone notifications like text messages and Facebook alerts….”The manufacturers of these heads-up displays, none of them have said that any of their conclusions or assertions of safety are supported by any scientific evidence’ said Joel Feldman, an attorney and president of End Distracted Driving [….]
The New Jersey State Police released its fatality crash statistics for 2014, reflecting a 3.9% increase in highway fatalities in 2013 by 21 victims, bringing the total to 563 up from 542 in 2013. While driver, passenger and pedacyclists fatalities all decreased from 2013, the number of pedestrians killed spiked by 28%.
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