Partners and Friends

Driving with special needs:
Autism, ADHD, vehicle modifications
Smith OT & Driving
Petaluma, CA

Insurance Agent for new drivers and their families. Great service, competitive rates
State Farm - Kendra Cochran
Petaluma, CA

This is one of the best driver training apps we have found.
Sharpen your skills and see what it is like to drive in other areas of the U.S. and Canada.
Drive Focus
Petaluma, CA

 

Distracted Driving

If it feels like you’re often driving next to motorists whose mind is focused on anything but the road, you’re right. In fact, the CDC estimates that over a thousand people are injured every day in accidents resulting from distracted driving. After a near-collision last week with someone who appeared to be texting behind the wheel, I did some research and came across the following resources:
Distracted Drivers Feel Addicted to Technology Behind the Wheel
There is a very disturbing reason we feel the need to use our phones when we’re behind the wheel – we have become so addicted to technology that we depend on it even when we know it’s dangerous to do so.
Distracted Driving: Preventable and Deadly
This resource provides not only the alarming statistics of how frequently we drive while we’re preoccupied, but also offers suggestions on how to put an end to this trend.

Hands-free Devices Distract Drivers for 27 Seconds After Use
Although those of us who enable hands-free devices in our vehicles have the best intentions, these gadgets don’t make us immune to being distracted and putting ourselves and others in harm’s way.
Road Rules for Little Passengers
Our little ones can be a source of distraction while driving if we don’t exercise extreme caution while they’re in the car. Help to ensure that your kids travel safely with these important tips.
How to Keep Your Dog Safe in the Car
I frequently travel with my dog in the front seat. I never realized how this is not only an unsafe practice for my dog, but is also a constant source of distraction for me even on quick trips!
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
This deadly issue has become so prevalent that the National Safety Council has named April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Thank you in advance for spreading awareness on the dangers of distracted driving!
Kathleen Carter
http://educatorlabs.org/ | Cultivating. Connecting. Curating.
2054 Kildaire Farm Rd. #204 | Cary, NC | 27518

 

Teen Driver Safety

• AAA Teen Driving Website – New interactive website designed for both parents and teens covering all aspects of teens learning to drive. Automatically offers information tailored to your state of residency.
• From Reid’s Dad – A poignant “lessons learned” blog from a father who lost his son in a single vehicle crash in 2006. The blog helps parents of teen drivers make better decisions about when to entrust their teens with the car keys.
• Teen New Drivers’ Homepage – Created by a teen for teens, this site offers tips for drivers who are just learning the ropes.
  

 

Drowsy Driving

• Kentucky Sleep Society – The Kentucky Sleep Society is an organization of medical professionals throughout the state of Kentucky committed to promoting quality in the practice of sleep medicine.
  
• NationalSleep Foundation – The National Sleep Foundation is dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, and by supporting sleep-related education, research, and advocacy.
  

 

Aggressive Driving

• Partnership for Safe Driving The Partnership for Safe Driving is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating all forms of dangerous driving. Founded in February 1997, we create national education campaigns and lobby for stricter enforcement of traffic laws. Headquarters: Washington, DC
• Road Rage Song

 

Driver Education

• How to Avoid Distracted Driving  A short instructional video from AAA showing many different kinds of distractions. The video offers proactive methods for planning to avoid distractions before getting behind the wheel.
• The American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association (ADTSEA) – ADTSEA is the professional association representing traffic safety educators in the US and abroad. The Web site has an online version of their quarterly publication “The Chronicle” and a resource library containing traffic safety articles and links. They also have an online driver educationsurvey.
  
• Driver Competency Assessment Protocol – DCA is a Canadian company that currently operates in 6 provinces and has a number of service providers. Service Providers are privately owned companies or individuals who hold the required credentials and operate under contract to administer DCA protocols and assessments.
• Driving School Association of the Americas – The DSAA is an international association of driving school owners whose goals are to improve driver safety and encourage professional ethics in the driver education industry.

 

Other Interesting Driver Training Websites

• AAA Exchange – is designed to foster communication between AAA and the 47 million members it represents. It is an extension of AAA’s
  long history of public service and provides a look into important
  safety, consumer, automotive and travel issues.
• Distracted Driving Foundation
  Nonprofit organization founded on a simple premise—that consumers should no longer be distracted by handheld electronic devices when they drive. Seeks to implement technical solutions to prevent cell phone use while driving.
  
• The DUI Foundation – Reinforce the ideal that a single drunk driving accident can permanently have a negative impact on you, passengers in your vehicle, and anyone else involved in the disaster

• ​DUI JusticeLink – AAA website designed to provide criminal justice
• professionals with easily accessible, impartial information on a wide range of impaired-driving issues related to the detection, prosecution and adjudication of drunken drivers
  
• Stop Drugged Driving – The national center for drugged driving awareness,research and policy.
• Sandy Johnson Foundation – To identify and educate the public as to road intersections and roadways which pose a significant danger to motorists.
  
• Manual of Traffic Signs – Along with a great library of national and
  
• international signs, this site has extensive information on cost,
  placement, and sign design.
  

• Safe Smart Women – Devoted to vehicle and driving safety for women. Includes listing of periodic car clinics. Supported in part by the Carmax Foundation.
  
• DOT Auto Safety Hotline – Do you own a car or truck that you feel
  has a safety defect? If so, head to this hotline to gather information
  about safety problems and help identify these problems that sometimes lead to recalls.
• World Advocacy–Automotive – A list of links to automotive advocacy organizations.

 

Organ & Tissue Donation

• Donate Life California saves lives by creating opportunities for all Californians to sign up on the official state organ, eye and tissue donor registry.