14/04/2019
Come out and meet retired Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Philip Stuart, who will be there with one of IMPAACT's crashed cars. There will also be free food, music and games. Thursday, April 18. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2019/04/13/tccs-traffic-safety-fair-offers-primer-preventing-tragedy/3433805002/?fbclid=IwAR3QbaJcyIT5GACfv-D3Xanoqg62jPyDPMRIafxpknOceWr7uKYgO-zmXgI
TCC's Traffic Safety Fair offers primer on preventing tragedy |Street Scene
This student safety project is another of Tallahassee’s first rate programs to bring attention to the many ways we can avoid tragedy while driving.
12/04/2019
Several traffic safety experts conducted a table discussion with about 35 TCC students. TPD Officer Allan Morris, TCC Chief Greg Gibson, MADD's Claudia Machado and Melissa Branca, from SADD and the Florida Teen Safe Driving Coalition.
07/04/2019
https://www.facebook.com/VisionZeroTallahassee/
Vision Zero Tallahassee
Our goal: To get Tallahassee to pass a Vision Zero resolution. Zero traffic deaths should be our goal
04/04/2019
TCC Assistant Professor of Journalism Reggie Grant wrote this about why he thought Florida legislators should pass a tougher distracted driving law. That was two years ago. No new law yet. How many more Floridians need to die before we can make this happen?
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/opinion/2017/06/06/grant-florida-must-take-steps-deter-distracted-driving/373215001/
Grant: Florida must take steps to deter distracted driving
Should the government have the authority to control what we do in our cars?
30/03/2019
Tallahassee Community College TCC student Carey Carpenter urges Florida lawmakers to pass a hands-free bill this session. https://bit.ly/2V7z96n
Florida must pass distracted driving law | Opinion
Car crashes are the number one killer of teenagers.
27/03/2019
In 2015, 551 non-occupants (pedestrians, bicyclists, and others) were killed in distraction-related crashes. (NHTSA)
25/03/2019
Globally, road traffic crashes are predicted to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. (Association for Safe International Road Travel)
24/03/2019
Driver distraction is responsible for more than 58 percent of teen crashes. (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
23/03/2019
In 2017, a person died every 48 minutes in drunk driving related crashes. (Source: NHTSA)