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 [...]
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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 [...]
Distracted Driving Statistics Infogra...
I admit, I seem to be on a bit of an infographic tear these days. So far, all three are US-based…come on Canada, time to step up and join the distracted driving prevention infographic revolution!
Okay, I digress, back to the infographics…
So far, we’ve seen Distracted Driver Accidents depict Internal Distraction, External Di [...]
Are Infographics Effective in Convert...
Infographics are starting to pop up all over the place and one of the most recent topics is distracted driving. Are infographics the way to go? Who’s the target audience? Is the right audience?
I find that most of our loyal social media followers are already on board with the concept of not driving distracted. Granted, those Twitter and [...]
I Just Learned How to Text Message
As more people discover Drop It And Drive (we now average 6,500+ hits/month – yeah!), the emails I receive get more and more creative and visually descriptive. This series titled “I Just Learned How to Text” was forwarded by a lower mainland Fire Fighter.
The doubters out there may ask, “How do you know the driver was [...]
Road Safety Week Across Canada – What...
May 16th is the beginning of a week-long nationwide initiative to raise awareness about road safety. Every Canadian can make a difference when it comes to helping make our roads safer for motorists and pedestrians alike.
The use of electronic devices while driving and other forms of distracted driving are creating headlines across the country [...]
Kids Care About Distracted Driving – ...
This Pacific Academy grade three student seems to accurately capture the reality too many kids are facing these days…safety on crosswalks. A well lit crosswalk with a stop sign isn’t enough to protect the crossing child from an oncoming SUV with a coffee drinking, cell phone talking, smoking driver behind the wheel.
I particularly [...]
Because of Distracted Driving, My Sto...
“I don’t have a ‘story’ about distracted driving…the point is, I don’t want to.” I’m not waiting until I’m a grieving mother, wife, daughter or sister before I try and DO something about the serious and escalating problem of distracted driving.
That’s what it says right on the front page of my D.I.A.D. ~ Drop It And Drive blog…it’s how [...]
20,000 and Counting
On October 21st, the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General issued a news release to update Vancouverites on the status of distracted and impaired driving in BC. With the toughest impaired and excessive speed laws in the country designed to help save lives, over 21,000 sanctions were issued between February 1st and October 20th.
Clea [...]