Special Program On Distracted Driving Is April 19 In Doylestown

Submitted by CB Cares:

As part of its Parent Positive Speaker Series, CB Cares will host Joel Feldman, founder of End Distracted Driving (www.EndDD.org) and nationally-renowned speaker. Feldman will address the perils of distracted driving and prompt adults to lead by example. Open to parents and students, the program will take place on Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at the Lenape Middle School Auditorium in Doylestown, PA.

The Parent Positive Speaker Series is collaboration between the CB Cares Educational Foundation, Doylestown Health, Central Bucks Family YMCA, and the Central Bucks School District to provide resources and solutions aimed at relevant parenting issues through this dedicated speaker series. CB Cares Community Partners for this event are Fred Bean Dealerships and Furia Rubel Communications, Inc., both headquartered in Central Bucks County, PA.

Today, more teens will be seriously injured or killed as a result of distracted driving than drunk driving. With 50% of serious teen crashes caused by distracted driving, this program contains interactive role play scenarios to teach students intervention techniques as well as reflect on their own driving behaviors. Feldman’s presentation is endorsed by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association which has highlighted it as one of the most effective driving programs for teens.

Feldman, whose 21-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a distracted driver in Ocean City, New Jersey, has presented more than 500 times coast to coast. He has been a guest on NBC’s Today show and CBS news as well as quoted as a subject matter expert in Huffington Post, Consumer Reports, Washington Post, and countless other publications. Since his daughter Casey’s death, Feldman has worked with pediatricians, researchers and traffic safety professionals from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and across the country to develop science-based distracted driving presentations for students.

Gina F. Rubel, founder of Furia Rubel Communications, Inc., said, “I have known Joel Feldman for nearly three decades and remember the day his beautiful daughter, Casey, was killed. Many parents become angry and resentful. Instead, Joel and his family turned their grief into advocacy and founded End Distracted Driving. It is our honor and privilege to serve as a Community Partner for this tremendously important program.”

Lenape Middle School is located at 313 West State Street Doylestown, PA 18901. Babysitting is provided but registration is required here: https://www.doylestownhealth.org/dialogue-online/2017/december/parent-positive-series.