Drive to Keep Everyone Alive!

What is one gift we can give everyone while on the road during the holidays? The gift of safe driving behaviors. All we have to do to keep everyone alive is: 

• Hang up and drive
• Don't drink and drive
• Buckle up everyone every trip - no matter the distance
• Observe speed limits, and slow down according to weather/road conditions
• Remember, it's not a race, so create space - give yourself time to react to what goes on around you. 
• Observe traffic signals and signs. Stop! Take 3 to See at stop signs. 

Have a safe holiday season. 

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25®

www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org

     PS– If you are in a position to donate to support the mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 in 2012, your tax-deductible gift is greatly appreciated. Donate through our PayPal account at KKAD25 Donate

Send a check to:

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25

12418 C Street

Omaha, NE 68144

Three Reasons to Give:

1.   To support families who experience the death of a loved one due to a traffic incident

2.   To prevent deaths and injuries on roadways of all kinds.

3.   To continue to provide free support resources for communities/neighborhoods/schools to plan for implementation of local KKAD25 initiatives.

You can also donate on behalf of, or in memory of, a loved one. For additional reasons to give, please read KKAD25 Reviews

Your generous giving keeps kids living. Thank you for your generosity.

Hang Up and Drive and Keep Everyone Alive

We've all been hearing about the National Transportation Safety Board's recommendation to ban all cell phone use while driving. Read this article for more research-based reasons why.

Research: hands-free phones just as risky

Please feel free to comment to get a discussion started.

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25^® - A Non-Profit "For Action" Organization 501(c)(3)
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“EXTRA MILE” RECOGNITION FOR KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®

“EXTRA MILE” RECOGNITION FOR KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25^®

Gregg Young Chevrolet recognizes Keep Kids Alive Drive 25^® with the “Extra Mile” Award.  Check out the story on at “KKAD25 Extra Mile” – Click on the video underneath the “The Winners Circle.”

Traffic Report from Tom Everson, Executive Director

As 2011 winds down I want to thank you for each and every action you have taken to help realize the mission of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25^®. Every time you observed the speed limit, stopped at a stop sign, buckled up, turned off and set your cell phone aside, and so many other actions, you contributed to the safety of others, along with yourself, each time you drove. I am grateful for every citizen who posted one of our KEEP KIDS ALIVE messages on a trashcan, via a yard sign, or on a car or window decal, as well as all who have donated financially to support the mission.

For over thirteen years KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25^® has led the way in communities of all sizes in addressing neighborhood traffic safety concerns. No other organization is designed to do what KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25^® does. To date, we have worked with and through over 400 law enforcement agencies, as well as hundreds of neighborhood and civic organizations, schools, public works and neighborhood services, and businesses in over 1,300 communities representing 49 states, 2 Canadian Provinces, the Bahamas, Australia, and India. Our mission and message resonate with traffic safety advocates and educators across the globe.

In the midst of a challenging economy, this past year we have supported new and expanding campaigns in 75 communities representing 21 states. Truly our message and mission are taking root and making a difference in communities large and small. We have managed to support these efforts on a budget of $84,000.00 for the 2010-11 fiscal year. With the support of our board of directors, we continue to squeeze every last drop out of funds available to make a difference on neighborhood streets (and beyond) from coast to coast.

Along the way we have met many families who have been directly affected by the death of a loved one due to a traffic incident. These families have become special partners with us in helping to create safer roadways to benefit everyone in their community – and sometimes beyond. We have been privileged to honor these loved ones each August for the past 5 years through our “Run to Remember” as part of the Pikes Peak Ascent Trail Race.

With our mission and partners in mind, I invite you to continue to help KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25^® to go the extra mile in 2012 through your tax-deductible donation at KKAD25 Donate. Checks can be sent to:

KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25

12418 C Street

Omaha, NE 68144

Your generous giving keeps kids living.

"It's About Kids! It's About Safety!

It's About Caring! It's About Time!^®"

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25^® - A Non-Profit "For Action" Organization 501(c)(3)
www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org

12418 C Street

Omaha, NE 68144

402-334-1391

Be Aware! Drive With Care - Keep Yourself and All Around You Alive this Winter

 

Tips to Keep You, Your Loved Ones, and All You Encounter Safe on Roadways Throughout the Winter

The following is a guest post written by Stuart A. Carpey of the Philadelphia personal injury law firm Kreithen, Baron & Carpey.

With winter upon us it is a good idea for drivers to start planning for the hazards which accompany icy, sleety, and snowy roads. To begin preparing for winter driving, you should assess your car or truck to make sure your vehicle is ready to meet the elements.

Make Sure…

• Your windshield wipers are in good shape and are functioning properly. Visibility is essential when driving in the snow.
• Your tires are in good shape, and have air in them. Your tires lose air faster in cold weather.
• You have anti-freeze, oil, and power steering fluid.
• You visit a mechanic to have your brakes, hoses, and belts checked.

Even after you have made sure that your car is in the proper condition, you should plan for the possibility of an emergency. Other drivers may not have taken the precautions that you have, which means you are still at risk for an accident caused by someone else. Do your best to prepare for an accident on snowy roads.

Make Sure You Have…

• A shovel to dig your car out if and when it gets stuck in the snow.
• A set of jumper cables. Car batteries tend to lose power faster in cold weather.
• Warm clothes in the car. In the event that you are stranded and waiting for assistance, your clothes may get wet from the surrounding snow, which makes a spare sweater, hat, gloves, and a blanket essential for staving off frostbite, hypothermia, or other ailments.
• An ice scraper and snow brush to help optimize visibility.
• A first aid kit in case of an injury.

Remember that if the roads are in poor condition, the safest thing you can do is not drive. However, if you must drive, check your local TV and radio stations for up-to-date information on the state of roads. And, as always, be careful and patient. Remember, Be Aware! Drive With Care® and It’s Not A Race! Create Space®

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Have a “B+” Thanksgiving and Keep Kids Alive!

A “B+” may not be the highest grade, but it’s a perfectly wonderful blood type, although rare. Only about 9% of us have a B+  “B positive” blood type.

When is comes to driving, though, 100% of us can embrace the need to “B positive”  - that is our driving behaviors need to be positive. So as we head out on roadways of all types this Thanksgiving, let’s make the grade a “B+” by:

•           Taking a walk around your car before backing up or driving forward. Make sure the coast truly is clear of children, pets, toys, etc
•     Buckling up everyone, every trip, no matter the distance– Seat Belts – FASTENATING!®
•       Observing the speed limit, going slower as conditions dictate – No Need To Speed®
•       Putting away all cell phones and other distractions – Hang Up and Drive and Be Aware! Drive With Care®
•       Not tailgating – It’s Not A Race! Create Space®
•       Observing Stop signs correctly – Stop! Take 3 To See®
•       Observing all traffic signals and signs.

Do all these and have a “B+” day every day you are behind the wheel.


www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org

What is Your Dream for Children? Let's Keep 'Em Alive

Peter Benson, late President of the Search Institute, talks about the "language of thriving;" that is the words we use to describe our hopes and dreams for our children. See "Sparks: How Youth Thrive."


What is your dream? What are the words of "thriving" that comes to mind for you? Is it joy, hope, service, and a love and appreciation of others? 


Every action, every word, we use to engage others in our lives can reflect the dream we have for our children. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 plays a role in encouraging the realization these dreams.


How?


Simply by doing what is in our power to see to it that kids grow up to share their joy, passion, hope, and love with others - what Benson calls "sparks!"


Every time we buckle up, observe a speed limit, stop at a stop sign, put aside our cell phone when we drive, decide not to drink and drive, choose not to tailgate, we take the power we have to do what we can to help dreams come true. What we do to prevent tragedy is directly tied to helping kids realize their dreams. Why? Because they are alive.


Do what you can do to keep dreams, and kids, alive today. Be that spark so they can sparkle!


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It's Not A Race! Create Space Keep Us All Alive

R&M Transportation, our first partner with our "It's Not A Race! Create Space" Campaign sent this photo - see lower righthand corner.

Remember, 29% of all injury crashes result from poor space management on the part of drivers (read-tailgating). Our behavior behind the wheel makes all the difference. Make a life-giving difference today and everyday. Learn more at 
"It's Not A Race! Create Space"

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