*Join the Movement and feel great about helping to prevent the #1 Killer of 15-20 year olds in America. No, it's not drugs,alcohol, guns or even a virus - it's the car crash!!!
For just $25 for an Annual Gold Star Membership* (less than 9 cents a day), you can become part of the solution and help to save lives - possibly in your own community! * The Parents’ Coalition is a non-profit 501c3 organization, so your Membership Dues are 100% Tax Deductible Scroll down to see the benefits of Membership and how your dues help us to continue our life-saving work |
Membership Benefit # 1
Many of our followers have gladly paid full price for our Phone Sacks, but you will receive 2 of them FREE as a ‘Thank You’ for supporting our work and 'Joining the Movement!'
The Phone Sack is made of soft microfiber so it doubles as a screen cleaner, has a draw – string closure, and it's washable. It features our trademarked “kids” – Dexter the Texter and his girl pal Dooeye – reminding us that we are too important to die for a text, tweet email or call. |
“Sack the Phone” and you’ll always know where to find it, while you keep yourself and your passengers safe!
Each Phone Sack also comes with a "5 Essential Actions for Safe Driving" decal. The decal is made of vinyl with an ultra-removable adhesive so it won't damage your vehicle's interior. It's designed to be mounted on your steering wheel or dashboard (never on windows or mirrors) to keep the 5 Essential Actions 'top of mind' (but NOT while you’re actually driving.) |
Membership Benefit # 2
We Help To Keep Your Family Safe With Our Weekly Driving Tips And Crash Updates
Did you know that EVERY DAY in America 7 young people, 15-20 years old, leave home and NEVER RETURN? They are all are lost to car crashes – 90% of which are Preventable.
Consider that for a moment – the equivalent of 17 commercial airliners – filled with young people – crashing each year (nearly 2 per month) and leaving no survivors. Yet, because these tragedies happen a few each day, there is little, if any, media coverage. |
“How Much News Coverage Would Be Generated By 17 Plane Crashes Each Year?”
Our safe driving tips and crash updates alert you to the tragedies that are occurring all around us every day, and the proper ways to keep them from happening to you.
There Are 9 Deadly Driving Myths – Here is One of the Most Dangerous
Myth #2 - “It Can’t Happen Here” – Until It Does.
“Tragedies Only Happen To Other People, Not To Me Or My Family”
Myth #2 - “It Can’t Happen Here” – Until It Does.
“Tragedies Only Happen To Other People, Not To Me Or My Family”
These tips and crash updates serve as a constant reminder that driving is the most dangerous thing that we do in our lives, and is much harder than we were led to believe.
Remember:
“If You Drive Casual-Lee, sooner or later You Will Become A Casual-Tee”
“If You Drive Casual-Lee, sooner or later You Will Become A Casual-Tee”
Membership Benefit # 3
Here’s How Your Membership Dues Will Make A Difference:
1. Our “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” (BHAG For Short) Is To Completely Change The Way Young Drivers are Trained
To accomplish this, we need to bring our world-class driver training program to the Driver’s Ed program of every school district in every state. Our program teaches the young driver to “Drive Mentally.” (Mental errors, not physical, cause at least 9 out of 10 car crashes)
We love our Driver’s Ed teachers and work with hundreds of them, but the current Driver’s Ed curriculum has not changed much in 20 years and is hopelessly outdated. It does not teach our kids to be safe drivers; rather it teaches them how to operate a motor vehicle, and how to pass the Licensing test – with disastrous results.
Here’s a great example. You need to know how to parallel park to get a license, but NOT how to change lanes safely on the highway. Bad parking skills can get you called a lot of bad names. An improper lane change can get you killed.
Car crashes are the #1 Killer of 15-20 year olds in America – more than Drugs, Alcohol, and Guns.
With very few exceptions, every High School wants to use our program in their Driver’s Ed program. The only obstacle is that they can’t pay for it.
Through the Sponsorship of our Partner Companies, and generous individuals like you, we are able to donate our program to participating school districts for their Driver’s Ed students (sophomores or juniors).
We measure the results by working with local law enforcement to monitor crash rates among new drivers for 1 year. We then compare these to the national average, and locally, to previous years.
Our training program has been used by over 1 Million drivers around the world, and has been proven to reduce crashes by an average of more than 30%!
To accomplish this, we need to bring our world-class driver training program to the Driver’s Ed program of every school district in every state. Our program teaches the young driver to “Drive Mentally.” (Mental errors, not physical, cause at least 9 out of 10 car crashes)
We love our Driver’s Ed teachers and work with hundreds of them, but the current Driver’s Ed curriculum has not changed much in 20 years and is hopelessly outdated. It does not teach our kids to be safe drivers; rather it teaches them how to operate a motor vehicle, and how to pass the Licensing test – with disastrous results.
Here’s a great example. You need to know how to parallel park to get a license, but NOT how to change lanes safely on the highway. Bad parking skills can get you called a lot of bad names. An improper lane change can get you killed.
Car crashes are the #1 Killer of 15-20 year olds in America – more than Drugs, Alcohol, and Guns.
With very few exceptions, every High School wants to use our program in their Driver’s Ed program. The only obstacle is that they can’t pay for it.
Through the Sponsorship of our Partner Companies, and generous individuals like you, we are able to donate our program to participating school districts for their Driver’s Ed students (sophomores or juniors).
We measure the results by working with local law enforcement to monitor crash rates among new drivers for 1 year. We then compare these to the national average, and locally, to previous years.
Our training program has been used by over 1 Million drivers around the world, and has been proven to reduce crashes by an average of more than 30%!
2. Your Support Will Help Us To Bring Our Life-Saving “Sack The Phone” Program To Many More High Schools And Communities
TWD (Texting While Driving) has become an epidemic on our roads, accounting for AT LEAST 3400 deaths and 200,000 injuries last year (www.distraction.gov)
Most experts agree the number is much higher than that.
Equally alarming is that, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety
Association (www.ghsa.org) pedestrian fatalities hit an all-time high of more than 6,600 in 2020!
Sack the Phone has taken New York Metro Area by storm!
Our objective is to get Drivers and Pedestrians to develop the safe habit of putting the phone away before driving, biking or crossing the street.
The difference is in our message. We don’t lecture, punish or ask drivers to take a meaningless pledge. Instead, we educate drivers about the Essential 5 – the "5 Essential Actions for Safe Driving."
When the driver gets into the habit of performing these actions consistently, it leaves NO TIME to Call, Text, Tweet or Email.
Dozens of School districts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are requesting that we bring our program to their High Schools. Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors, and several private donors, we have implemented the program in many schools already. Your contribution will help us to reach many more High School students, particularly those in underprivileged areas.(Yes, many lower income households have young drivers and they deserve to be safe when they drive)
TWD (Texting While Driving) has become an epidemic on our roads, accounting for AT LEAST 3400 deaths and 200,000 injuries last year (www.distraction.gov)
Most experts agree the number is much higher than that.
Equally alarming is that, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety
Association (www.ghsa.org) pedestrian fatalities hit an all-time high of more than 6,600 in 2020!
Sack the Phone has taken New York Metro Area by storm!
Our objective is to get Drivers and Pedestrians to develop the safe habit of putting the phone away before driving, biking or crossing the street.
The difference is in our message. We don’t lecture, punish or ask drivers to take a meaningless pledge. Instead, we educate drivers about the Essential 5 – the "5 Essential Actions for Safe Driving."
When the driver gets into the habit of performing these actions consistently, it leaves NO TIME to Call, Text, Tweet or Email.
Dozens of School districts in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania are requesting that we bring our program to their High Schools. Thanks to our Corporate Sponsors, and several private donors, we have implemented the program in many schools already. Your contribution will help us to reach many more High School students, particularly those in underprivileged areas.(Yes, many lower income households have young drivers and they deserve to be safe when they drive)
3. Programs In Development
We have several life-saving projects in development. Our only obstacle to bringing these to young drivers and saving even more lives is funding.
We have several life-saving projects in development. Our only obstacle to bringing these to young drivers and saving even more lives is funding.
Development Project #1 – The Coloring And Activity Book For Elementary School Children K-3
According to the NJ Division of Highway Safety and many Behavioral Scientists, kids learn to drive from watching Adults – no surprise there. The surprising thing is that the learning begins when they are toddlers! As soon as that car seat is turned to face forward, our kids begin learning to drive! We are developing a series of coloring and activity books that teach kids, safe driving procedures and the danger created when they ‘distract the driver.’ |
Development Project # 2 – The Myth Busters Teen Driving Calendar
We all have electronic calendars, yet paper calendars are still being used by the millions! Statistics show that the average household still uses at least one. Why not make it a life-saving calendar? Our goal is to publish our one of a kind “Driving Myth Busters” calendar and distribute them in schools across America. The 9 Deadly Driving Myths claim thousands of lives each year and its time they go “Busted” |