My father met me for lunch at Bennigan’s a few weeks before I made the biggest move of my life—to New York City—in the summer of 2003. It was that lunch with him, and one other, in the same restaurant, five days before he died, that I had to hold onto as I made my way in the big city. Because three months after it, he was gone [….]
The National Safety Council estimates traffic deaths are 14 percent higher through the first six months of 2015 than they were during the same period in 2014, and serious injuries are 30 percent higher. From January to June, nearly 19,000 people died in traffic crashes across the U.S., and more than 2.2 million were seriously injured, putting the country on pace for its deadliest driving year since 2007 [….]
Several days after the 6th anniversary of Casey’s death I was pleased to carry our EndDD program into New Mexico. I spoke at CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Sante Fe and also presented at the annual Safer New Mexico Law Enforcement Coordinators Symposium in Albuquerque. I had been thinking about Casey and the day we learned that she
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series today announced Travelers, an official sponsor, is shining a spotlight on what motivates runners with its “My Drive Comes From” campaign. Committed to raising awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, Travelers will use the campaign as a platform to highlight “the drive” of runner Joel Feldman. [….]
Deseret National News – When Joel Feldman first learned his daughter had been hit and killed by a distracted driver, he went through feelings of shock, anger and hatred toward the driver who had hit her. The more he thought about it, however, the more he realized how he had done the same things the driver had done. “I would text occasionally, I would email — which is probably worse — I would eat in the car, I’d steer with my knees, I’d program my GPS when I was driving, and I came to a realization I had just been very, very lucky I’d never killed anyone,” Feldman said [….]
CHEYENNE – Some people like to say they wear many hats. Joel Feldman prefers to wear many bracelets. Indeed, Feldman’s arms were graced by more than two dozen bracelets when he visited students at Cheyenne’s South High on Thursday. Feldman said each bracelet was given to him by the family of a person killed by a distracted driver. And Feldman can sympathize – the Philadelphia native [….]
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) – What will it take to make us change our driving habits? That was the question Joel Feldman posed to students at Oak Grove High School in Fargo today. Feldman is a nationally recognized speaker on distracted driving [….]
By Guest Author, Lauren Byrd* There are a few items that every driver should keep stocked in their car at all times. Read through these 5 things to make sure you are prepared for anything! Tire Pressure Gauge You never know when you might experience a tire problem or lose pressure in your tires. Checking
Each of us makes decisions that impact us individually, our families and our communities. In launching its “Power of 1” safety campaign, Power Design, Inc’s CEO Mitch Permuy says, “You’ve seen the numbers, now let’s take action to not become a number.” He reminds us that we each have the power to make safe driving
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