NEW!! Drop It And Drive on Facebook & YouTube
Our mission is to end distracted driving by making it as socially unacceptable as drinking and driving. With a unique Education and Awareness Program, we hope to drive home the reality about the dangers of Talking & Texting While Driving as well as other forms of Distracted Driving.The goal of the Drop It And Drive campaign is to help raise awareness about this growing problem through its Blog, social media and powerful on-site presentations. By making presentations to schools, colleges, universities, community groups, organizations & corporations, we hope to not only effect change within our immediate audience, but through them, reach parents, peers, co-workers & neighbours.
INSPIRED…by a desire to help save lives
DRIVEN…by a need to educate and inform drivers about the dangers of distracted driving
FUELED…with the knowledge and resources to effect change
SUSTAINED…by unwavering faith
The inspiration to create D.I.A.D. was that “I don’t have a ‘story’ about distracted driving…the point is, I don’t want to.” I didn’t want to wait until I was grieving the loss of a loved one before doing something about the serious and escalating problem of distracted driving. On Jan. 5th all that changed when the call I was expecting confirming that my friend was leaving school with my 8-year-old daughter was instead her terrified 11-year-old daughter screaming “We’ve been hit! We’ve been hit!” With the help of other volunteers and organizations, I hope to make the Drop It And Drive message as common as Don’t Drink And Drive.
To find out more about D.I.A.D. Drop It And Drive, follow us on Twitter and Facebook or to support our efforts, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Cheers, Karen M. Bowman
