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01
Feb

NAFA Recommends No Use of Handheld or Hands-Free Devices For Its Members- Interview With Phil Russo, NAFA Fleet Management Association CEO

by Emily Tiberio | Distracted Driving Updates

Last October, NAFA Fleet Management Association took a stance on the issue of distracted driving. They adopted a no-tolerance policy towards distracted driving by recommending that their members prohibit the use of electronic devices for drivers, both handheld and hands-free. We spoke with Phil Russo, the CEO of NAFA Fleet Management Association to discuss the new policy, the reasoning behind the policy, and his thoughts on the distracted driving epidemic [….]

09
Jan

Springfield High School Senior Produces New Casey Feldman Documentary

by Dianne Anderson | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD in the News

Springfield High School (Delaware County PA) senior Samantha Kemmey produced this documentary PSA for her film production class about Casey Feldman who was killed by a distracted driver in 2009. Samantha captures the spirit of Casey in this video while raising awareness about the devastating impact of distracted driving.

10
Dec

EndDD Founders on The Today Show – View the Segment

by End Distracted Driving | Distracted Driving Updates

EndDD (End Distracted Driving) founders and parents of the late Casey Feldman, Joel Feldman and Dianne Anderson were on The Today Show this morning talking about their daughter, Casey and distracted driving. View the segment [….]

09
Dec

Keeping Your Children Safe From Distracted Driving Crashes—The Perfect Holiday Gift

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, Take Action To Improve Road Safety

The most important people in the world to us are our children. We worry about them being hurt or killed in car crashes and with good reason. The leading cause of death for those under 25 is car crashes, with the teen fatality rate being three times greater than for any other age group. Parents

09
Dec

U.S. 2015 Traffic Deaths Show a Sharp Increase In the First Half of 2015

by Dianne Anderson | Distracted Driving Research, Distracted Driving Updates

Motor vehicle crash data statistics for the first half of 2015 (Jan. – June) produced by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveal an 8% spike in traffic deaths over the same period in 2014. Stating that the numbers are a “call to action” [….]

04
Dec

President Obama Proclaims December National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2015

by Dianne Anderson | Distracted Driving Updates

President Obama has issued a proclamation declaring December National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2015, stating, “No person should suffer the tragedy of losing someone as a result of drunk, drugged, or distracted driving, but for far too long the danger of impaired driving has robbed people of the comfort of knowing that when they or a

04
Dec

Distracted Driving–“It has to be safe to use my smart phone while stopped in traffic.”

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD in the News

Results of a recent study reveal that our smart phones are so mentally engaging that even after we put them down our brains are still focused on them. It takes valuable time, almost 27 seconds, for our brains to re-focus on driving after we begin to move [….]

01
Dec

Donate to Our Efforts on this Giving Tuesday

by Dianne Anderson | Distracted Driving Updates

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. We can’t think of anything more amazing than saving a life. And as an End Distracted Driving/EndDD.org supporter, that’s exactly what you can do. Your donation today will help us to expand out student distracted driving talks so we can reach more teens. Distraction and driver

01
Dec

“Yes – Casey Feldman Was My Daughter ” – Running to End Distracted Driving

by Joel Feldman | Distracted Driving Updates, EndDD Featured Articles, EndDD in the News

As I waited near the starting line about to run my 4th race in the Rock n Roll Marathon series I was asked by another runner standing behind me “Did you know Casey Feldman?” He had read the back of my bright pink running shirt and saw that Casey was killed by a distracted driver

Distracted Driving Updates Archives | Page 9 of 20 | EndDD

NAFA Recommends No Use of Handheld or Hands-Free Devices For Its Members- Interview With Phil Russo, NAFA Fleet Management Association CEO

Springfield High School Senior Produces New Casey Feldman Documentary

EndDD Founders on The Today Show – View the Segment

Keeping Your Children Safe From Distracted Driving Crashes—The Perfect Holiday Gift

U.S. 2015 Traffic Deaths Show a Sharp Increase In the First Half of 2015

President Obama Proclaims December National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2015

Distracted Driving–“It has to be safe to use my smart phone while stopped in traffic.”

Donate to Our Efforts on this Giving Tuesday

“Yes – Casey Feldman Was My Daughter ” – Running to End Distracted Driving

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