Highway To Safety | Road Safety / Traffic Safety Guy
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Sinopsis
On the Road to a Safer You
Episodios
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27 – Teen Drugged Driving: What You Can Do About It
25/08/2014 Duración: 45minDid you know that: 1 in 8 weekend nighttime drivers tested positive for illicit drugs in 2007? 1 in 3 fatally injured drivers who were tested, tested positive for some type of illicit drug in 2010? In a national survey of
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26 – Underage Drinking Laws: Saving Lives in Our Communities
05/08/2014 Duración: 44minThirty years ago President Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (NMDAA) that required states to make 21 as the minimum age for purchasing or public possessing alcohol. As a result all 50 states now have 21 as the
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25 – Underage Drinking Laws: Saving Lives on Our Highways
01/08/2014 Duración: 50minHave the Underage Drinking Laws Made a Difference? Thirty years ago President Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act (NMDAA) that required states to make 21 as the minimum age for purchasing or public possessing alcohol. As a result
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24 – Senior Drivers—and All Other Drivers—9 Tips for Safe Summer Driving
15/07/2014 Duración: 36minJulie Lee, Vice President and National Director of AARP Driver Safety chats with me about nine important summer driving tips; tips that apply to all drivers. Surprising to many, summer is a more dangerous driving time than winter. In the summer months of
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23 – Developing Road Safety Awareness For a Lifetime: Teaching them Young
27/06/2014 Duración: 35minJorge Baxter is the Regional Director in Latin America for Sesame Workshop.[1] With over 15 years in the education, arts, and media fields and extensive experience in leveraging media and education for social change, Mr. Baxter is now raising awareness
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22 – Child Safety Seats and Booster Seats: A Parental Obligation in Today’s Society
16/06/2014 Duración: 52minChildren, infants and older, can be the most vulnerable individuals in a car crash. That is why as a parent or grandparent, child safety seats and booster seats are two of the most important things you can purchase for your
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21 – Global Youth Traffic Safety Month – Youth Leading the Way
05/05/2014 Duración: 30minMay is Global Youth Traffic Safety Month® and this episode is part of a series examining teen driving, and what can be done for teens to be safer drivers. I start the series off speaking with Carrie Sandstrom and Noah Brooks,
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20 – End Distracted Driving: One Man’s Journey
28/04/2014 Duración: 42minJoel Feldman is an attorney and counselor in Philadelphia. After his daughter Casey was killed by a distracted driver, Mr. Feldman created EndDD (End Distracted Driving). He now speaks with teens, adults and businesses about distracted driving and what we
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19 – Distracted Driving—It’s All In Your Mind
21/04/2014 Duración: 29minApril is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and this episode is part three of a four-part series examining distracted driving, and what we need to do to be safer drivers. Recent research of cognitive distractions found a person’s mental focus does
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18 – Driving and Cell Phones: The Grand Illusion
14/04/2014 Duración: 44minApril is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and this episode is part two of a four-part series examining distracted driving, and what we need to do to be safer drivers. In short, Dr. Paul Atchley’s response is to turn the cell
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17 – Your Cell Phone: It’s Not Worth the Risk
07/04/2014 Duración: 38min“When you decide not to wear your seat belt, you are pretty much endangering only your own life. But when you elect to talk on the cell phone or text, you are not only endangering your own life, you’re endangering
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16 – Road Safety: Understanding Alcohol and Alcohol Addiction
01/04/2014 Duración: 44minRuth Bowles is the Executive Director of the Rockland Council on Alcoholism and other Drug Dependence[1] and in this episode we discuss alcohol, a substance that causes a significant number traffic deaths as well as create problems for individuals, families,
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15 – Child Safety Seats: Are Yours Properly Installed?
15/03/2014 Duración: 37minThree out of 4 child safety seats are not properly installed. Jennifer Huebner-Davidson, Manager of Traffic Safety for AAA and an expert on child safety seats, discusses some of the common mistakes and what you can do to make sure
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14 – Drowsy Driving: Take the Time to Sleep
01/03/2014 Duración: 43min“Anyone who is human and gets behind the wheel [of a car] should worry about it.” NTSB Board Member Mark Rosekind speaking on drowsy driving. “There will be sleep enough in the grave.” How many times have we heard someone
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13—Driving and Marijuana—A Dangerous Combination
15/02/2014 Duración: 43minFor years individuals and organizations everywhere have talked about, and continue to work on combating, the dangers of alcohol-impaired driving. As a result, there has been a significant reduction in alcohol-impaired fatalities. However, impaired driving due to drugs other than
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12 – DWI Courts: A Necessary Component in the Battle to End Impaired Driving
01/02/2014 Duración: 52minThe Honorable Peggy Hora, international expert on Drug Treatment Courts, including DWI (Driving While Impaired/Intoxicated) Courts, discusses what DWI Courts are and why they are needed to reduce impaired driving by substance-addicted individuals. Impaired driving kills. The answer to ending
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11 – Returning Veterans and Traffic Safety: Once Home—Stay Safe, Drive Safe
15/01/2014 Duración: 40minMotor vehicle crashes are a significant issue for the general population. But here in the U.S. it is even more so for those in the military. From 1999 through 2012, 4,423 active military personnel died in noncombat crashes versus the
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10 – Traffic Safety: A New Year; A New Direction
01/01/2014 Duración: 29minA Conversation with Monika Samtani Monika Samtani is an award-winning journalist, a business entrepreneur, and a mother of three. As a media professional for over 20 years, currently the traffic anchor on Washington, DC’s WUSA 9’s Morning News, and the
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09 – Impaired Driving: Make Your Plans Before the Celebration
15/12/2013 Duración: 33minMike Brown is the Chief of the Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection Division at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and a former Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol. In his current position, he is responsible for coordinating the
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08 – Senior Driving: Be Proactive and Understand Your Limitations
04/12/2013 Duración: 39minDecember 2-6, 2013 is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week Jacob (Jake) Nelson is an epidemiologist and the Director of Traffic Safety Advocacy & Research for the Automobile Association of America (AAA). Because of his background, Jake sees traffic safety in