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11
Nov

The Casey Feldman Foundation/ EndDD.org Announce National Award for Transportation Safety Reporting

by End Distracted Driving | Distracted Driving Updates

The Casey Feldman Foundation/EndDD.org is excited to announce the Casey Feldman Award for Traffic Safety Reporting sponsored in conjunction with the University of Colorado College of Media, Communication and Information. The Award has been created to recognize and honor reporters whose work informs the public about traffic safety. Traffic deaths, including those caused by distracted

12
Apr

Ian Reagan and the Development of Technology Behind the Wheel

by End Distracted Driving | Distracted Driving Updates

How do we humans interact with the technologies we invent, like our cars and our cell phones? These are questions that have long interested Dr. Ian J. Reagan, senior research scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Since joining the Institute in 2012, Dr. Reagan has been looking into how our every day

13
Nov

Move Over Laws

by Samantha Matthews | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles

James Garcia: the Force Behind the Passage of Move Over Laws Across the U.S. In 1994, James Garcia was working as a paramedic tending to a crash scene in South Carolina. As he was helping his patient on the side of a two-lane highway, a driver going 45 mph struck Garcia. Fortunately, he recovered from

19
Oct

National Teen Driver Safety Week: See Distracted Driving? Speak Up

by Isabella Scipioni | Distracted Driving Updates, Videos

There are no do-overs in life. Speak up when your driver drives distracted. You can save lives. Many teens are not aware of just how powerful they are. When you are a passenger in your parents’, friends’, or other family members’ cars, you have an opportunity to keep yourself and others in the vehicle safe.

18
Oct

EndDD.org Marks National Teen Driver Safety Week with New Safety Campaigns

by Isabella Scipioni | Distracted Driving Updates, Take Action To Improve Road Safety

How to Protect Teen Drivers and Make Roads Safer This year, National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 17-23, and with motor vehicle crashes being the number one unintentional cause of death among teenagers, it is more important than ever to encourage safe driving habits among young people. After his daughter Casey was killed by

14
Sep

Pedestrian Safety: America’s Next Public Health Crisis

by Isabella Scipioni | Distracted Driving Updates

Why are walkers and cyclists being killed in such high numbers? Isabella Scipioni Pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed over the past decade, and many are wondering what the cause of this crisis is and how to stop it. Of course, distracted driving and other unsafe practices behind the wheel are contributing factors, but Angie Schmitt,

24
Jul

New Stroller Safety Product Protects You and Your Baby When Crossing the Street

by Isabella Scipioni | Distracted Driving Updates

A great new child safety product, the Stroller Controller is an extendable steering handle that connects to most strollers, allowing parents to walk next to or in front of their child in the stroller. It gives parents a better view of traffic before crossing the street and a better chance of being seen by oncoming cars.

09
Jun

End Distracted Driving Advocate, Jennifer Smith Knows Awareness Doesn’t Stop After April

by Samantha Matthews | Distracted Driving Updates

April was Distracted Driving Awareness Month. During this time many organizations like EndDD.org and the National Safety Council created initiatives to promote the dangers of distracted driving. Now that we are beyond April and heading into the summer it is important to acknowledge that advocacy and awareness of this epidemic is a year-round action. Jennifer

05
Apr

Interventions that Stop Parents from Driving Distracted

by End Distracted Driving | Distracted Driving Updates

Since we began our mission to end distracted driving after the death of our daughter Casey, we’ve continually found that the way to be most impactful is to appeal to the groups of drivers who need the most change. What we learned early on is that while teen drivers are most at risk of being

Distracted Driving Updates Archives | Page 2 of 19 | EndDD

The Casey Feldman Foundation/ EndDD.org Announce National Award for Transportation Safety Reporting

Ian Reagan and the Development of Technology Behind the Wheel

Move Over Laws

National Teen Driver Safety Week: See Distracted Driving? Speak Up

EndDD.org Marks National Teen Driver Safety Week with New Safety Campaigns

Pedestrian Safety: America’s Next Public Health Crisis

New Stroller Safety Product Protects You and Your Baby When Crossing the Street

End Distracted Driving Advocate, Jennifer Smith Knows Awareness Doesn’t Stop After April

Interventions that Stop Parents from Driving Distracted

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