Each year in the Washington D.C. area NBC4 the local news affiliate hosts a Health and Fitness Expo. This year PEERS was on hand with their Texting Driving Simulator. It was a great opportunity for anyone adults or young adults to try it out and get a real life experience on distracted driving. You can [...]
At Keystone Central School in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania allowed student to get behind a wheel and experience the consequences first hand of driving distracted while texting. According to the article by Scott Johnson for Lockhaven.com, the students failed miserably with speeding, swearving off the road, into other lanes and even hitting pedestrians. The students themselves found [...]
The first National Teen Distracted Driving Summit took place this past October in Washington D.C. and PEERS was on hand to aid in assisting students in experiencing what distracted driving is like. According to an article by ABC News 2 out of Baltimore, Maryland the Summit was hosted by the National Organizations for Youth Safety. [...]
The Children’s Hospital in partnership with State Farm conducted a study that looks into teen deaths related to motor vehicle accidents. This research document displays data of the study on how teens view safety when driving. Over 5,665 students responded to the surveys to create a white sample population to help represent a larger sample [...]
State Farms Insurance in conjunction with the PEERS, a health and wellness foundation based in Grand Rapids, MI completed a four school tour in Montana to provide students an opportunity to experience distracted driving. The experience starts with students sitting behind the wheel of an actual vehicle and wear goggles displaying distracted and impaired driving [...]
Check out the link below to see Matt Lauer and Meredith Veira talk about distracted driving: And check out this interview with a student before and after our simulator:
A great interview with one of our technicians at a show at Palm Beach State College–Check it out!
Check out this article about PEER Awareness on WPTV News in West Palm Beach, FL.
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