In BC, we are about half way through the RCMP’s distracted driving awareness month. Injuries and fatalities caused by distracted driving remain high and Secretary Ray LaHood’s recent announcement calls on automakers to actively help address the issue with Proposed ‘Distraction’ Guidelines for Automakers.
Ian Duncan, wi [...]
Ending Distracted Driving with Driver...
In BC, we are about half way through the RCMP’s distracted driving awareness month. Injuries and fatalities caused by distracted driving remain high and Secretary Ray LaHood’s recent announcement calls on automakers to actively help address the issue with Proposed ‘Distraction’ Guidelines for Automakers.
Ian Duncan, wi [...]
Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks Video...
“Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.” texting and driving prevention campaign is sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ad Council to discourage distracted driving among young adults. Their new Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks Video infographic illustrates the dangers: “The shocking truth [...]
Keeping Teens Safe in a World of Dist...
We talk about distracted walking when we make our presentations because it can be just as dangerous as distracted driving. Recent studies are showing that distracted walking is skyrocketing as a serious threat to pedestrians. According to a January NBC Washington story, crashes involving distracted walkers sporting headphones are on the rise [...]
Seatbelt Survival: Unrestrained Kids ...
Today’s post takes a slight detour from our main focus of distracted driving…although not completely unrelated.
Picture a small child, three or maybe four years old standing behind a man who could be his father. The small boy is smiling with his arms wrapped lovingly around the man as he peers out the window peeking over the man’s shoul [...]
Canada & USA – Not So Different ...
Distracted driving is not merely a national problem, not for Canada and not for the United States of America. It doesn’t stop or start at the 49th parallel. The issue is not limited to age, race, religion, culture or language. Where there are vehicles on the road, there are bound to be distracted drivers.
During a recent winter trip to top up [...]
What’s It Gonna Take for Drivers to U...
In the last 72 hours, DIAD has been tapped by the media a few times:
on The Bill Good Show (go to Podcast Bill Good Show –Mon Jan 2 – Hour 1);
interviewed by Gerry Bellett of The Vancouver Sun for two articles (titles & links below);
and I just wrapped up an on-air interview with Reaon Ford & Tammy Moyer with News1130Radio (related a [...]
Flickn Games “Flickn Squirrel...
Flickn Games is a mobile gaming company with a social conscience based in Montreal, Canada. During the Nov. 29th ‘Show You Care With Coats’ charity event commemorating the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, we will be announcing that Flickn Games is donating a portion of each sale of Flickn Squirrel to support Dr [...]
Local Advocacy Group Plans Fundraiser...
Guest Post by Andrea Potter
The National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada is on November 23, 2011. This day commemorates those killed or seriously injured on Canadian roads; not in accidents but in preventable collisions.
The number of people killed to date in 2011 on BC roads is 279. Approximately 35% of those deaths can [...]
‘Show You Care With Coats’...
DROP IT AND DRIVE COMMEMORATES NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD CRASH VICTIMS WITH ‘SHOW YOU CARE WITH COATS’ CHARITY EVENT
Surrey, BC – Entering its second year, Drop It And Drive is commemorating the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims (Nov. 23rd) by hosting their first annual ‘Show YouCare With Coats’ charity event on T [...]
BC-Based Drop It And Drive Goes Natio...
BC-BASED DROP IT AND DRIVE BECOMES NATIONAL WITH DAY OF PRESENTATIONS HONOURING NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD CRASH VICTIMS IN ALBERTA
Surrey, BC –BC-based Drop It And Drive (DIAD) celebrates its second year by expanding into Alberta for a day of presentations honouring the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. The Ponoka [...]





