Casey Feldman Foundation Awards 4th Annual Transportation Safety Reporting Award to Austin American-Statesman Reporters for Its Series On Deadly Texas School Bus Crash The field trip for 41 preschool students from the Tom Green Elementary School in Buda Texas was supposed to be a day of discovery and wonder.For most, if not all, it was
Jennifer Morrison is the lead safety expert at Mazda North American Operations, under the title of Head of Vehicle Safety. Be a role model for your teens who are watching. Teens are not inherently unsafe drivers; they just have less experience. They are still learning safe driving practices and getting comfortable behind the wheel, making
By Kila Baldwin, Anapol Weiss Distracted driving is a silent epidemic on America’s roads, claiming lives and causing preventable tragedies every day. As an attorney at Anapol Weiss, I’ve witnessed the aftermath of accidents caused by distracted driving and the devastating toll it takes on individuals, families, and communities. Despite widespread awareness campaigns, many continue to
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
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
Travelers Insurance Company’s “Unfinished Stories” tell the stories of those killed by distracted driving in a way that has never been done before. Howard Stein was killed by a driver who was programming her GPS three months before his first grandchild, Evie, was born. He will never know the joy of being a grandfather and
Having a pet on your lap while driving can result in a visual, manual and cognitive distraction. Because of the heightened level of distraction a pet may pose while driving, some states have outlawed the practice of driving with a pet on an individual’s lap.
I had the pleasure recently of giving two EndDD.org (End Distracted Driving) presentations in my community. I thought, let’s make our streets safer. But, I will continue giving the presentation because it is important but also fun [….]
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