Dear Friends,

As we are fortunate to celebrate the coming of summer weather, too many will become victims due to distracted driving. Police report big increase in ROAD RAGE & AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS-don’t allow other drivers to impact on your behaviors. Texting is really big killer! MI #1 State -Winter crash DEATHS> Highest TEEN death rate Memorial—Labor Day

Michigan State Police 12-month data reports a 7% increase in crash fatalities despite a huge drop in miles driven. Drivers are moving at higher speeds and are often more aggressive. With SUMMER weather approaching, FADD activities try to encourage changes in driving habits take on even greater importance.

Stop TEXTING...The life you save may be your own!

We will continue and hopefully increase interaction with all driver groups from teens thru seniors. Let us know if you have a group to suggest. Please go to our website www, fadd.info

We cannot accomplish our mission without your support. All donations are tax-deductible-receipts provided. There is a convenient link on this website, should you care to make a donation.

Thanks for your consideration and please enjoy a SAFE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON!

Sincerely,Marv Berkowitz, Pres.Fathers Against Distracted Driving (FADD)

http://www.fadd.info

Longtime YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo member and Fathers Against Distracted Driving founder Marvin Berkowitz has an important safety reminder about safe summer driving.

During summer, we see more motorcyclists and bicyclists, more pedestrians, and more young drivers suffer fatalities, and higher usage of drugs and alcohol in drivers involved in crashes. Please remember to stay alert, stay off your phones, wear your seatbelt, and call a friend or Uber or Lyft if you shouldn’t be behind the wheel.Go to Winter driving Tab for more.

We want our roads safe #ForAll!

We suffer from “Winter Amnesia.” Many have forgotten what adjustments are needed for safe winter driving.  NHTSA data- 2019-20 40.1 Billion miles driven reduction; 7% increase in fatal crash deaths. Increase in pedestrians, motorcyclists and young drivers killed. Many autopsies reveal concomitant use of opiods, alcohol &/or marijuana  Use of cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana surging according to national  survey in WSJ (5/9). About half of those killed not wearing seat belts. Not-so-smart phones major problem, Too may of us have become addicted to cell phones. Crash every 8 seconds; death every 15 minutes.

Michigan more crash deaths than New York.

By design, we are being held captive by Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, etc.

We need to throw off these shackles and go back to traditional forms of communication like face-to-face discussions. Can you drive without using the phone? Take the “NO TEXTING” pledge on this website. MI Police say texting worst problem related to crashes.

Fadd has a new YouTube channel on it, we will be featuring videos from our presentations and interviews. You can subscribe to the channel here: FADD YouTube

A video called “Senior Stretches” is available on You Tube. It’s 15 minutes that I do in bed every morning to start the day.

For new & old drivers, distracted driving has reached an epidemic level on our roads and highways.

This book provides a comprehensive overview with some ideas to help solve the problem. It would make an ideal gift for any new driver or Smartphone addict in the family. For more information, click the link below

Proceeds go to FADD.

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