Saving Smartphone App to Curb Distracted Driving strong>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
Our 2023 45 second PSA was made possible with a generous grant from Honda Corporation. In focus groups teens often state that they would never want to devastate their mothers if they were killed in a crash. This PSA, “Keep Your Mother in Your Heart and Your Eyes on the Road,” reminds teens that they
EndDD.org, a project of the Casey Feldman Foundation, is pleased to announce that we are accepting entries until September 1, 2023 for the second annual Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting. The award recognizes outstanding work in the area of transportation safety journalism and honors Casey Feldman, a senior journalism student at Fordham University who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009.
Erie Insurance Survey Results Provide Tips for Passengers to Speak Up When Their Drivers are Distracted As Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the summer road trip season, a recent national survey commissioned by Erie Insurance has shed light on a compelling solution to tackle the dangerous issue of texting while driving. The survey
In June, Amanda Peacock will join 29 others from around the state to compete in the Miss New Jersey contest. Her motivation? The pageant has changed over the years, says Peacock, now competing for the 4th time, and in her 10th year of involvement with the Miss America organization. Pageantry is no longer a question
By Zani Malik Distracted drivers. Just hearing those words sends a chill down your spine, doesn’t it? It’s not just a phrase; it’s a reality that can destroy lives in seconds. The mere thought of someone texting, eating, or fixing their makeup while behind the wheel is enough to make your blood boil. But sadly,
Startling findings from a recent survey conducted by Erie Insurance Group, a Fortune 500 Company based in Erie, Pennsylvania, have highlighted that despite the majority of states banning texting while driving, a shocking 27% of Americans still believe that it is considered socially acceptable to do so. Erie Insurance Group is committed to protecting its
EndDD.org, a national organization established to campaign against distracted driving practices, has announced the first annual Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting. The award was established by The Casey Feldman Foundation and the journalism department of the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Media, Communication, and Information. The intention of the award, to be
National Passenger Safety Week: “We must speak up as passengers and will be most effective if we do so in a non-confrontational manner.” – Joel Feldman In 2010, Joel Feldman, founder of EndDD, produced a short video in which a deadly traffic accident is avoided because a passenger speaks up. “Dad,” says the daughter who
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