It’s probably one of the most terrifying moments in a parent’s life watching their child drive out of the driveway on their own for the first time. That fear is certainly understandable when you consider that the number one cause of death for American teens is car crashes. While navigating the streets and highways of […]
Each year there are approximately 40,000 deaths on our roadways. Over 60% of those deaths are attributed to three avoidable behaviors. Distracted driving, speeding and impaired driving. Just think, if everyone were more responsible behind the wheel and avoided these three behaviors we could save the lives of approximately 24,000 people each year. That’s a […]
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of distracted driving? Most likely it’s a cell phone. While cell phones are the leading cause of distracted driving there’s another type of distraction that everyone should be aware of, especially for teen drivers. AAA found that when a 16 or 17 year old […]
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of distracted driving? Most likely it’s a cell phone. While cell phones are the leading cause of distracted driving there’s another type of distraction that everyone should be aware of, especially for teen drivers. AAA found that when a 16 or 17 year old […]
If you were to ask an experienced driver what an ideal following distance is they would probably say something like “One car length per 10 miles per hour”. However, since those times things have changed a bit. Mainly because many individuals have a hard time determining what a car length is when they’re stationary and […]
Recently after speaking to a group of parents and Drivers Ed students I had a parent with her 15 year old child approach me. She started off by thanking me for the presentation and then said “I wanted to say this to him (her son) in front of you.” She then turned to her son […]
[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://nationalcpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Joe-resized2.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Joe Fitzgerald is the owner of Southeastern Driver Training Center and a former Traffic Crash Reconstructionist. Joe has testified as an expert witness in the fields of Traffic Crash Reconstruction, Drug & Alcohol Impaired Driving, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and the Streets & Highways of Wilmington, NC. [/author_info] [/author] Back in 1952 […]
[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://nationalcpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Joe-resized2.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Joe Fitzgerald is a former Traffic Crash Reconstructionist and owner of Southeastern Driver Training Center. Joe has been qualified as an expert witness in the fields of Traffic Crash Reconstruction, Drug & Alcohol Impaired Driving, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and The Streets and Highways of Wilmington, NC.[/author_info] [/author] I’m often asked about […]
As a former police officer I certainly gave out my share of traffic citations. Some of the most commonly issued traffic citations are for offenses such as speeding, red light violations, expired registration and seatbelt violations. To this day I still get asked by friends and family members how they should handle the traffic citation […]
The National Crash Prevention Program (NCPP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to create safer roads through inspiration and education. NCPP offers Defensive Driving Courses and Keynote Presentations to schools and other organizations. NCPP has just released a four-hour, online defensive driving course. This course was created by Joe Fitzgerald, a former police officer […]
