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May

Erie Insurance Company Survey and Summer Road Safety Tips for Passengers

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

13
Nov

Move Over Laws

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

05
Dec

Fueling Change out of Loss: The Story of Three Families and the Minnesota Hands-Free Law

Nobody will ever be prepared to receive the worst news of their lives, especially in the case of Tom Goeltz, Vijay Dixit, and Greg and Amy LaVallee, who all lost their children to distracted drivers. Goeltz was sitting in his living room when he received a call that would change his life; a distracted driver

11
Apr

A Powerful New Weapon in the Fight Against Distracted Driving

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