{"id":15529,"date":"2014-07-31T23:47:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T23:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdemo.icu\/site\/andywins\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2014-07-31T23:47:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T23:47:04","slug":"about-citrin-safety-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdemo.icu\/site\/andywins\/blog\/about-citrin-safety-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrin Safety Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Citrin Safety Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/webdemo.icu\/site\/andywins\/meet-the-team\/andy-citrin\/\">Andy Citrin<\/a>. In response to the number of auto accidents caused by distracted driving, Andy is dedicated to taking a proactive stance against distracted driving and its prevalence among young drivers by conducting \u201cAlive at 25\u201d seminars throughout the state of Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Braden Bowers Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andy Citrin was inspired to start the foundation after representing the family of Braden Bowers. According to the foundation\u2019s website, Braden Bowers was on his way to school when his life was taken by a distracted driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowers was a normal 18 year old in Baldwin County. He wasn\u2019t drinking, texting or talking on his cell phone. The driver who crashed into his vehicle, however, was talking on his cell phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Statistics show that Alabama is ranked third nationally in traffic fatalities. Appalled by this statistic, Andy took it upon himself to begin educating the youth of Alabama through his \u201cAlive at 25\u201d seminars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citrin Safety Foundation\u2019s Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the Foundation\u2019s belief that safe driving is NO accident. Their mission is to educate the youth of Alabama about how they can make the daily choice to drive safely. Three principles underlie the Citrin Safety Foundation\u2019s mission:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All accidents are preventable when safety rules are followed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repetition is the mother of all learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repeating basic safety rules will prevent fatal accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the seminars, Andy teaches of <strong>The Seven Deadly Driving D.A.N.G.E.R.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>D<\/strong>istractions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A<\/strong>lcohol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>N<\/strong>o Seat Belts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>G<\/strong>roups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E<\/strong>xhaustion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R<\/strong>iding Bumpers (tailgating)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S<\/strong>peed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He teaches Alabama youth the following seven <strong>Safe Driving Defenses<\/strong> in order to combat these dangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Distractions<\/strong>: Keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alcohol<\/strong>: Don\u2019t drive impaired \u2013 \u201cMore than two and your driving\u2019s through.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No seat belts<\/strong>: Buckle up!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Groups<\/strong>: Limit teens to two passengers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exhaustion<\/strong>: Don\u2019t drive fatigued \u2013 If you\u2019re too tired to study, you\u2019re too tired to drive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Riding Bumpers<\/strong>: Maintain safe following distances \u2013 keep at least three seconds between you and other vehicles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speed<\/strong>: Slow down! Speed is the number one cause of traffic fatalities. Every 10 mph over the speed limit doubles the chances of a fatality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Citrin Safety Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization  aimed at educating Alabama youth on the dangers of distracted driving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Citrin Safety Foundation - Andy Citrin Injury Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Citrin Safety Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization aimed at educating Alabama youth on the dangers of distracted\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/webdemo.icu\/site\/andywins\/blog\/about-citrin-safety-foundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Citrin Safety Foundation - 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