The New Jersey State Police released its fatality crash statistics for 2014, reflecting a 3.9% increase in highway fatalities in 2013 by 21 victims, bringing the total to 563 up from 542 in 2013. While driver, passenger and pedacyclist fatalities all decreased from 2013, the number of pedestrians killed spiked by 28%.
Roadway deaths fall nearly 25% in a decade, fatality rates at a historic low – In late December, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released the 2013 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) final data for 2013. That data reflects a 3.1% decrease from 2012 and a nearly 25% decline in […]
My daughter Casey’s favorite color was pink. She was killed by a distracted driver and I wear a pink wristband to remember and honor her. I also wear wristbands to remember other children killed by distracted driving. For three years I have traveled across the country speaking to teens and adults, at schools, work places,
We all know that texting while driving is dangerous, something that was certainly confirmed again in a recent study by Wayne State University Researchers. Using a driving simulator, lane excursions while texting were measured (middle of the car departing from driving lane into opposing lane of travel or onto the shoulder). Roughly 50% of the
Reprinted from LPCIC MONTHLY REPORT Volume 14, Issue 12 December 2014 – The Louisiana Property and Casualty Insurance Commission met on December 4th for a presentation on distracted driving. Nationally recognized speaker and founder of End Distracted Driving, Joel Feldman, provided a broad and thought-provoking spectrum of information on the topic. Mr. Feldman […]
The Providence Journal, Providence, R.I. – By Linda Borg, December 30, 2014 “More than 3,000 people in the United States were killed or injured by a distracted driver in 2012…. These are just a few of the statistics offered by Jonathan D. Orent, one of several lawyers who volunteered to instruct high school students about
Article in Subaru Magazine by Rob Bundy, Subaru and Joel Feldman, EndDD.org – Five seconds. That’s the time it takes to sneak a glance at your smartphone to see who texted you…. But in just five seconds, a car at highway speed can race the length of a football field….In five seconds, lives and families are changed forever….At Subaru, we are dedicated to keeping you safe on the road….[And,] A Father Who Lost his Child Wants to Save Yours…
It was a great opportunity to share ideas and potential solutions to our distracted driving epidemic with the members of the Louisiana Property and Casualty Commission. Members of the Commission include representatives from the insurance industry, department of motor vehicles, law enforcement, traffic safety and university professionals, including researchers. We were also joined by a
“St. Joseph’s Academy students gathered in the Activity Center on December 3 for an interactive and informative presentation about the dangers of distracted driving. Joel Feldman, whose 21-year-old daughter was killed by a distracted driver, and Stephanie M. Possa, an attorney with the Tyler & Possa law firm and a member of the Louisiana Association for Justice (LAJ), presented End Distracted Driving (EndDD)…,’I’m not here to tell anyone what to do,’ Feldman said, ‘and I’m not here to say that distracted driving is a teen problem. Adults drive distracted. I used to drive distracted. The reason I stopped is because my daughter was killed. This is a collective problem’…..”
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