Yes it’s an announcement in service of the general public, or PSA for short. It’s a visual PSA, as they often are. And it makes a powerful point. Distracted driving – and texting is a top culprit – blinds us to what should be our primary focus: driving safely. Think for a moment about how quickly you hit the brakes …
PSA of the Week
Here’s a sneak preview of one of the cover stories in this Friday’s Medical Examiner. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. And in case you’re thinking, “I don’t have a motorcycle,” don’t forget that motorcycle-motorcycle accidents are extremely rare. Motorcycle-car accidents aren’t.
PSA of the Week: Flight Etiquette
With the busy summer travel season soon to be upon us, here is a handy yet brief video from JetBlue with helpful pointers on flight etiquette. Flight Etiquette – Episode 3 from JetBlue on Vimeo.
PSA of the Week
Last weekend in Columbia, South Carolina, I noticed motorcyclists everywhere, enjoying a picture-perfect springtime Saturday. I think I saw a grand total of one person wearing a helmet. The rest were taking advantage of the beautiful day and South Carolina’s no-helmet law. This frightening compilation of dashcam videos makes a great argument for helmets, even if the law does not …
PSA of the Week
Good stuff. And best of all, it’s free.
Unbelievable
This provides convincing proof of the insanity of texting while driving like nothing I’ve ever seen. Side-by-side in-car cameras simultaneously show the driver and the roadway ahead. It’s frightening. And what is perhaps even scarier: you could be an ardent No-Texting-While-Driving person and still be creamed by one of the drivers you’re about to watch.
Do the right thing. Always.
It’s this week’s PSA (or Public Service Announcement). Doing the right thing can have a lasting positive effect on your health and wellbeing. When you don’t do the right thing, the damage can be permanent. Exhibit #1: Marty Stroud, whose face you see below. Mr. Stroud, through a combination of arrogance, laziness, prejudice and dereliction of duty, helped send an …
Bonus PSA!
Sure, it’s pretty childish for adults to giggle at every bleeped word, but the message is spot on. Thanks, Jimmy Kimmel.
PSA of the Week
From the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Each year in the U.S., thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds, and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds. Teenagers experience strong feelings of stress, confusion, self-doubt, pressure to succeed, financial …
A PSA for the ages
Smartphone PSA from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. Yes, boys and girls, smartphones are wonderful. They’re stupendous. They’re amazing. They’re revolutionary. And they’re just plain old useful. But the time to be on them is not while driving, while walking through the mall, while dining with friends, while standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or among the sequoias, or …