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An Advocate for a Safer America: Have you signed the Traffic Safety Ombudsman Petition yet?

July 8, 2016Safety Advocacy, Truck Safetyauto safety, auto safety defects, car safety, distracted driving, driver fatigue, drowsy driving, drugged driving, drunk driving, DUI, traffic safety, Traffic Safety OmbudsmanMarianne

August 3 UPDATE: The petition on the White House site is expired. Please sign our new Traffic Safety Ombudsman Petition at Care2; http://www.thepetitionsite.com/384/321/600/end-preventable-crash-fatalities-appoint-a-national-traffic-safety-ombudsman/

We are asking for 100,000 Americans to sign our new Traffic Safety Ombudsman petition on WhiteHouse petition site. Once we get 150 signatures, it will become searchable on their website.

If we are able to get 100,000 signatures in 30 days — by July 31, then the White House has promised that they will respond to our new petition, which calls on President Obama to appoint a National Traffic Safety Ombudsman, who will be an Advocate for Safer Roads.

Why on earth am I asking for another government-funded worker — a National Traffic Safety Ombudsman? And whatever would that person do anyway? Read more here:

Traffic Safety Ombudsman Petition calls for a Visible, Vigilant Voice for Vulnerable Road Users (Us)
Millions of Reasons Why We Need a Traffic Safety Ombudsman to Advocate for a Safer America Tag Archives: Traffic Safety Ombudsman

SIGN & SHARE the TRAFFIC SAFETY OMBUDSMAN Petition: https://wh.gov/i6kUj

PLEASE NOTE: If you sign the petition, be sure to go to your email. We the People will send you an email which will say this in the subject line: “Almost done! Verify your Petitions.WhiteHouse.gov account.” Follow the instructions to verify your signature.

Out-of-control. Regrettable actions. Broken lives. Irreversible tragedies.

June 10, 2016Safety Advocacydistracted driving drowsy driving, driver fatigue, drugged driving, drunk driving, impaired driving, traffic safety, Traffic Safety Ombudsman, Vision ZeroMarianne

The recent widespread discussion in social media about the actions of a young man after partying has triggered my distress at the thought of the regrettable actions by drunk, drugged, distracted, and drowsy drivers every day.

Do we really grasp the way that these things impair us and change our ability to act sensibly, responsibly–the way we might if we were “in our right mind”?

What does it lead to (whether intended or not)? Out-of-control. Regrettable actions. Broken lives. Irreversible tragedies.

Surely there are better ways for us to deal with the stress, pain, fear, frustration, and boredom in our lives. I mean, what are we doing to ourselves? Has it become socially acceptable to mess up our own lives as well as those around us?

What can I do about it? What can you do about it? Surely we can work together to find ways to end these senseless, preventable tragedies–on and off the road.

Ex-astronaut charged with murder in car wreck that killed 2

Impaired Driving

Give the Gift of Life: Do your part to make our roads safer!

July 2, 2015AnnaLeah and Mary, Truck Safetybuzzed driving, distracted driving, drowsy driving, drunk driving, safe roadsMarianne

Let’s make sure that we are not always pointing our finger at someone else to take the blame for highway safety. Make sure that you are not driving impaired in any way, shape, or form: DISTRACTED, DRUNK, DRUGGED, or DROWSY (DWF)!

And, if you can do something to make trucks safer–whether you are a legislator, a government regulator, a truck driver, a trucking industry executive, or a voting/driving member of this country–do it!

Give the gift of LIFE–help prevent a crash fatality!

Mary loved to give a gift–whether it was her infectious smile, a bouquet of flowers, or an invitation to have some fun!

Remember AnnaLeah and Mary–and all those countless others who have lost their lives on the roads–and give the gift of life.