Schools

"The Road Ahead"
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Preparing to be a Good Driver AND a Responsible Passenger
Specialized versions for grades 7/8 and 9 through 12

Here are the latest "reviews" for The Road Ahead

... I thought the presentation was both informative and captivating. I really do hope you continue delivering this vital message
to our youth ...

Kind regards,
Darlene

Darlene Charuk
Learning Coordinator - Health and Physical Education
Thames Valley District School Board
April 2010

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Joe,
On behalf of the students and staff, please accept our thanks for your presentation. I received a great deal of positive feedback from many of our students, which included the following words, "impactful", "powerful", "personal", "meaningful" and "informational" ...

Donna Vachon VP, North Middlesex District High School
April 2010

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As the Principal of a Grade 7 - 9 school, we find it challenging to find speakers/presenters whose style and content is suitable to our pre-teen and early teen age group. We have found that some presenters are either too juvenile or are too sophisticated for our age group. However, we found what we needed in Joe and his presentation. Our students were completely engaged and captivated througout his entire presentation. Though they are not old enough to be drivers, they are old enough to be responsible passengers and, thus, Joe's message was very appropriate for their stage in life. Their attentiveness during the presentation is a tribute to Joe's presentation style and the relevant content of his material.

Chris Friesen, Principal, Annandale School
Tillsonburg, Ontario - 452-2000 x64361
Dec 16, 2009

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The presentation "The Road Ahead" is thought provoking and impactful for students from Grade 9 - 12. It makes them think about what is road rage as well as what to do as a passenger in a road rage situation. This presentation covers many of the road safety messages across many subject areas and grades. As stated in the 2009 OPHEA Road Safety Resource Grades 9 - 12 " to be successful in changing attitudes and behavior, road safety education for students must be relevant and applicable to their lives especially in terms of their health, safety and citizenship" This presentation meets this criteria.

Joyce Castanza
Public Health Nurse Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Team
Middlesex-London Health Unit 50 King St. London ON N6A 5L7

Conference Session or Keynote

* Now on DVD *

Road Rage from a Family's Perspective: "The Unfinished Song" (by Joe Edmonds) An educational session with detailed descriptions of what causes road rage, and anger management methods to help prevent it. Also, the listener is shown ways to avoid confrontation with an aggressive driver or potential road rager. In a unique approach, Joe combines the story of how roadway tragedy affected his family along with live musical segments to create an indelible image in the mind of the listener. Few people could leave this presentation without being inspired to rethink their own driving habits and perhaps those of someone they know.

This presentation includes: true accounts of a multitude of aggressive driving and road rage incidents; compelling accounts of more than one family's tragedy; and advice on anger control behind the wheel from a self-admitted, reformed ("recovering") aggressive driver. This unforgettable program is complemented by a PowerPoint show, with movie clips, effective graphics, audience particpation and even live musical performance.

Now Available
DVD of the Presentation
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New Unique Program

 

Just another headline?

"I see this picture in a sadly different way than you do. My eldest son, Jason, is in that car. You can't see him, but he's in there ... one of the 'three' ... who died on that cold night of January 29, 2000."

 

Suddenly it had a name ...

"There it was ... April 27th, three months later ... almost to the day. The announcement that road rage was the alleged cause of my son's death ..."

 

Under the "influence"?

"Driving under the influence of alcohol is an acknowledged dangerous practice. But we must acknowledge the danger of any impairment to driving ability ... emotional control being at the top of the list."

 

How do you measure up?           "Believe it or not, if you answered yes to ANY of these questions at least down to #8, you could be labelled at least potentially an aggressive driver." If you've been guilty of #9, that's not a problem unless you let it escalate.

"Jason and his friends had no chance against the side-impact kinetic energy
waves that killed them because in my honest opinion they were ill-prepared
to handle the dangerous situation of two drivers confronting one another..."

"You and I still have a chance ... to make a difference."