{"id":2532,"date":"2016-05-18T15:27:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T15:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2016-05-18T17:22:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T17:22:19","slug":"jamaica-hospital-and-nypd-officials-warn-public-against-the-dangers-of-distracted-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-nypd-officials-warn-public-against-the-dangers-of-distracted-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Hospital and NYPD Officials Warn Public against the Dangers of Distracted Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/jamaica-hospital-and-nypd-officials-warn-public-against-the-dangers-of-distracted-driving\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NYPD-JHMC-Vision-Zero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2534\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/NYPD-JHMC-Vision-Zero-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"NYPD  JHMC Vision Zero\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a>Last month, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center\u2019s Trauma Division and NYPD officials collaborated on a well-received community outreach event &#8211; warning the public about the dangers of distracted driving.<\/p>\n<p>The event was centered on Distracted Driving Awareness Month, an observance created by the National Safety Council to draw attention to the large number of accidents and fatalities that occur as a result of not paying attention to the road while driving.<\/p>\n<p>Each year the hospital\u2019s trauma division receives over 1,500 patients and a substantial number of their injuries or fatalities are caused by distracted driving. \u00a0In fact, national statistics report that on average, one in four vehicle crashes involves the use of a cell phone while driving.<\/p>\n<p>However, the act of driving while distracted does not only involve cell phone use, as told by Dr. Geoffrey Doughlin; Jamaica Hospital\u2019s Chairperson of Emergency Services during media interviews. \u201cThere are three types of distracted driving: visual- taking your eyes off the road, manual-taking your hands off the wheel and cognitive- taking your mind off driving.\u201d Doughlin further explained to reporters, \u201cDistracted driving activities also include eating, applying makeup or talking to passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH NY1 Media Interview here:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/FhBzOrFXWEs<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica Hospital\u2019s Trauma Division actively conducts research on motor vehicle and pedestrian safety. The research is utilized in industry publications, as a resource for the New York State Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee and in other hospital community outreach efforts.\u00a0 The division was awarded funding by the New York State Governor\u2019s Traffic Safety Committee in 2015 and 2016 for their Safer Street Queens project.<\/p>\n<p>The objectives of New York City\u2019s Vision Zero initiative coincide with those of our Trauma Division, which is essentially making streets safer for all who use them. Vision Zero, Street Team Officers are often seen in neighborhoods engaging residents while handing out safe driving and pedestrian safety reading materials. Officers did the same the day of the event by standing in front of the hospital and handing out Vision Zero materials to all who walked by.<\/p>\n<p>The efforts of programs such as Vision Zero and Safer Streets Queens have yielded positive results. NYPD Chief of Transportation, Thomas Chan shared that the areas in South East Queens have seen a 45% decrease in fatalities and education as well as enforcement has played a large part in that achievement. Chief Chan informed Queens Ledger reporters, \u201cWe\u2019re seeing a difference.\u201d \u00a0\u201cTwo years in a row we\u2019ve had decreases since the inception of Vision Zero. There\u2019s always room for improvement and we\u2019re going to continue to work on these particular issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the event was successful; we would like to thank the staff of Jamaica Hospital\u2019s Trauma Division and the NYPD for their commitment to educating our community on road rules and safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShareLast month, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center\u2019s Trauma Division and NYPD officials collaborated on a well-received community outreach event &#8211; warning the public about the dangers of distracted driving. 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