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 [...]
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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 [...]
Distracted Driving ‘Killer̵...
“Driving distracted causes thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of accidents each year. Using cell phones while driving is an enormous problem and if we do not raise awareness and do something to stop it, the number of people killed or injured as a result of driving distracted will only increase every year. Make people aware of the d [...]
Distracted Driving Prevention –...
Message from D.I.A.D. Founder, Karen Bowman: (Year End Report Below) What an amazing year!!! It was in September 2010 that the idea to create a distracted driving education program first began to form. This program is volunteer-driven and to date remains unfunded publicly or corporately. With the help of many supporters, we’ve reached t [...]
February is Distracted Driving Awaren...
While not illegal in every province, distracted driving is of sufficient concern that the RCMP has designated February as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. And, they are cracking down on a multitude of distracting behaviour behind the wheel.
Multi-tasking is a skill highly valued in today’s workforce and is essential to running most househo [...]
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 [...]
GlobalBC TV Reporter Elaine Yong Cove...
November 17th, 2010 not only marked National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims; it was also the first official public appearance of D.I.A.D. ~ Drop It And Drive at a Surrey, BC high school. Our media advisory garnered us both radio and television coverage to help get the important message out to viewers about the dangers of being dist [...]
Drop It And Drive on CKNW AM 980
Starting up a new campaign can be challenging. The inspiration and drive to launch a new idea is definitely the easy part. So, when you find yourself on the receiving end of support and interest right out of the gate, it’s overwhelmingly encouraging. I’m deeply thankful that the people I’ve spoken with so far have been so re [...]