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Chaffin Luhana Foundation Announces Winner of 2023 Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Chaffin Luhana Foundation is pleased to announce Tia Kaschauer as the winner of the 2023 Chaffin Luhana Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship.

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  • Tia Kaschauer, a student at Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2023 Chaffin Luhana Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship.
  • Established by law partners Eric Chaffin and Roopal Luhana in 2010, the Chaffin Luhana Foundation has long sought to encourage an end to distracted driving accidents in the U.S.
  • The Anti-Distracted Driving Scholarship—a $2,500 award that the Foundation provides annually—is part of these efforts, and rewards one deserving student based on their essay raising awareness for the dangers of distracted driving.
  • "You can't read Ms. Kaschauer's essay without being moved by the experiences she has gone through," said Roopal Luhana, Founding Partner at Chaffin Luhana.

RISK OF DROWSY DRIVING INCREASES AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As we move our clocks back an hour when daylight savings time ends this weekend, the risk of drowsy driving increases as we do more driving in darkness.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As we move our clocks back an hour when daylight savings time ends this weekend, the risk of drowsy driving increases as we do more driving in darkness.
  • Drowsy driving is more prevalent than many people think.
  • Drowsy driving is especially common among teens, who tend to keep late hours and think they can function on minimal sleep.
  • Some common remedies like blasting the radio or opening the car windows are not effective at avoiding drowsiness while driving.

DRIVER EDUCATION TEACHERS FROM KANSAS AND NORTH CAROLINA CITED AS TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE BY PEERS NATIONWIDE

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Driver education teachers from Kansas and North Carolina have been selected by their peers nationwide as Teachers of Excellence.

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  • NEW YORK, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Driver education teachers from Kansas and North Carolina have been selected by their peers nationwide as Teachers of Excellence.
  • The honor, with a cash stipend, comes from The National Road Safety Foundation and the American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA).
  • The American Driver and Traffic Safety Education is the professional association that represents traffic safety educators throughout the United States.
  • It was instrumental in creating the new driver education curriculum standard issued recently by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Intoxalock Awards Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship to Northern Arizona University Student

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Arizona University student Angel Rodriguez is the winner of this year's Intoxalock Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship. Each year Intoxalock invests in community safety by providing a $3,000 scholarship for higher education to a student that produces the most impactful PSA-type video showing the negative impacts of drunk driving. This year's contest was judged by Intoxalock and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) representatives.

Key Points: 
  • DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Arizona University student Angel Rodriguez is the winner of this year's Intoxalock Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship.
  • Each year Intoxalock invests in community safety by providing a $3,000 scholarship for higher education to a student that produces the most impactful PSA-type video showing the negative impacts of drunk driving.
  • His creative Public Service Announcement entry features a chilling twist and shows how devastating the results of drunk driving can be.
  • The annual Intoxalock Drunk Driving Prevention Scholarship is awarded to one student each year who is enrolled in or accepted to a two- or four-year college or university.

National Passenger Safety Week Campaign Encourages Passengers to Speak Up for Their Own Safety

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Friday, January 20, 2023
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The campaign was initially launched last January by We Save Lives , based in Alexandria, VA and The National Road Safety Foundation, New York City, two non-profits whose focus is on highway safety.

Key Points: 
  • The campaign was initially launched last January by We Save Lives , based in Alexandria, VA and The National Road Safety Foundation, New York City, two non-profits whose focus is on highway safety.
  • Passengers accounted for 24 percent of traffic fatalities nationwide in 2020, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
  • More than 60 traffic safety and advocacy groups nationwide will help encourage passengers to SPEAK UP.
  • The National Passenger Safety Campaign educates and empowers passengers about how they can save lives by calling out unsafe driving in the vehicle before crashes happen."

TEEN PSA CONTEST ENCOURAGES PASSENGERS TO SPEAK UP WHEN IN A VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN UNSAFELY

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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More than 24,000 passengers died in traffic crashes in 2019 -- 62 percent of total traffic fatalities nationwide, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.  

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Traffic safety experts have recently come to recognize the power passengers have when they speak up when in a vehicle being driven unsafely, which is why the theme of this year's Drive2Life PSA Contest is "passengers SPEAK UP."
  • The contest, sponsored by the National Road Safety Foundation, invites teens nationwide to submit their ideas for a 30-second TV public service announcement that encourages passengers to speak up when in a vehicle being driven dangerously.
  • The contest opens officially tomorrow, and all entries must be received by March 21, 2023.
  • "We look forward to seeing creative messages from young people that encourage passengers of all ages to speak up."

NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY FOUNDATION JOINS WITH DETROIT AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION FOR COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST FOR TV ADS TO COMBAT IMPAIRED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Road Safety Foundation is joining with the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Education Foundation for the 2023 Courageous Persuaders Scholarships.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Road Safety Foundation is joining with the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Education Foundation for the 2023 Courageous Persuaders Scholarships.
  • Courageous Persuaders is a competition-based scholarship program that invites high school students nationwide to create a 30-second television commercial about the dangers of impaired or distracted driving.
  • "Drinking and driving, and distracted driving, are national problems and having a partnership with National Road Safety Foundation has allowed us to expand our national reach and ultimately positively impact more lives."
  • The National Road Safety Foundation produces free videos and teaching materials on distracted driving, speed and aggression, impaired driving, drowsy driving, driver proficiency, pedestrian safety and a host of other safety issues.

RISK OF DROWSY DRIVING INCREASES AS WE LEAVE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEHIND

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As daylight savings time ends and we move our clocks back an hour this weekend, the risk of drowsy driving increases as we do more driving in darkness.   

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As daylight savings time ends and we move our clocks back an hour this weekend, the risk of drowsy driving increases as we do more driving in darkness.
  • The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety estimates that fatigue-related crashes also result in 109,000 injuries and $100 billion in financial losses each year.
  • Drowsy driving is especially prevalent among teens, who tend to keep late hours and think they can function on minimal sleep.
  • Some common remedies like blasting the radio or opening the car windows are not effective at avoiding drowsiness while driving.

Honda Provides $2 Million in Grants to Advance Teen Driver Safety

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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With nearly one-third of annual traffic fatalities in the U.S. involving drivers under the age of 25, Honda invited organizations to propose ideas to improve teen safety during National Teen Driver Safety Week in Oct. 2021 .Ultimately, Honda selected 25 organizations that are working to advance driver education and safety awareness in their communities supported by the funding from Honda.

Key Points: 
  • With nearly one-third of annual traffic fatalities in the U.S. involving drivers under the age of 25, Honda invited organizations to propose ideas to improve teen safety during National Teen Driver Safety Week in Oct. 2021 .Ultimately, Honda selected 25 organizations that are working to advance driver education and safety awareness in their communities supported by the funding from Honda.
  • The teen driver safety initiative builds on Honda's longstanding " Safety for Everyone " approach, a commitment to advance safety for everyone sharing the road.
  • Honda also has added information on teen safety to the safety education section of its consumer website .
  • The foundation's Elevating Individuals Through Excellence (ELITE) program includes curriculum focusing on teen driver safety and education from pre-permit to post license.

World Champion Surfer and Purpose Activist, Shaun Tomson, to Promote Wellbeing on World Tour Surrounding Launch of New Book

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Purpose activist and world champion surfer, Shaun Tomson, will launch a world speaking tour following the August 1 launch of The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life's Waves (Familius Publishing) on national television. The tour, which will begin in New York City, then continue to London, California, Florida, Australia, and Hilton Head, will highlight the Code Method, a transformational self-development program to activate purpose to improve wellbeing, motivation, and performance.

Key Points: 
  • During the last two years of the pandemic, Tomson has spoken to over 50,000 people at virtual speaking engagements.
  • His new mission is to help others around the world find their purpose, their power, and their path towards wellbeing.
  • Tomson states the five elements of purpose can be illustrated by the acronym AIM AT: aspirational, inspirational, moral, authentic, and timeless.
  • The Code Program focuses on delivering the following results:
    Tomson is available for interviews and speaking engagements to discuss the Code Method program and his new book, The Surfer and the Sage.