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.

We want our roads safe #ForAll!

On July 10 , 9am-2 pm we will conduct Silent Auction SnapOn tools to benefit FADD

SnapOn Tools-FADD Display Gilmore car Museum

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We suffer from “Summer Amnesia.” Many have forgotten what adjustments are needed for safe summer 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.

Marv talks to the host about how FADD is working in the community to prevent Distracted Driving.

To see our latest interview check out the link below.

https://www.wmuk.org/post/kalamazoo-group-fights-distracted-driving

As we are asked to stay put, both traffic and crashes have been reduced by 50% but the incidence of speeding has increased dramatically according to MI State Police. So be wary when you do drive because tailgaters will rapidly be upon you. Speed can be a killer. July 4 holiday traffic may be unreal since many travelers will not want to fly.

Stay safe, don’t speed and please refrain from using phone when driving.

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.

AAA study says that it takes about 4 hours for marijuana effect to wear off–driving immediately doubles crash rate.

Michigan police are having trouble cracking down on distracted driving. This is a story that is playing out across the US.

Cracking Down Troubles

With the help of local students, FADD is working to make our summer driving season safer. Award