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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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OFFICERS
Thomas P. Stitt Steven K. Lindemann Joseph E. Milutis Dale F. Falcinelli Vicki L. Bechtel Allison D. Nicholls Deborah Wesoly-Woodward
Chairman
President
Vice Chairman
Second Vice Chairman
Vice President of Operations Treasurer/Secretary
Chief Financial Officer
Joseph E. Canone, Jr. Mary G. Cappadona Dale F. Falcinelli James S. Garofalo Jason R. Kocsis Joseph E. Milutis Allison D. Nicholls Thomas P. Stitt
Easton, PA Easton, PA Easton, PA Mount Bethel, PA Wind Gap, PA Easton, PA Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem, PA
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DIRECTOR EMERITUS Thomas C. Long
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Editor-in-Chief Senior Editorial Director Creative Director Director of Production Regional Editor Contributing Writer
Judie Karhan Dorothy Crouch Lars Fruth Angela Ilich Steve Lindemann Gretchen Zauner
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SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR
YOUR TEEN DRIVER
Steve Lindemann, President
Parents play a critical role in preventing distracted driving. Here are tips you can use related to this key part of driving safety. Like the old saying goes, “monkey see, monkey do,” how you behave behind the wheel reflects on what type of driver your teenager will be. Below is
some great information from the AAA website. While none of us are perfect drivers, this does help make us more aware of how our actions could affect our teenagers’ driving habits.
• Start by setting a good example with your own driving. As your teen pays more attention to your behavior behind the wheel, you don’t want to pass on bad habits. Keep your mobile devices stowed and focus
on driving.
• As you begin to practice driving with your teen, do not allow a cell phone to be used in the vehicle by you or your teen; make an effort to block out other distractions. Also, before your teen starts driving solo,
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adopt a Parent-Teen Driving Agreement that lays out strict rules related to distraction.
• Explain to your teen driver how to minimize various potential distractions, such as eating, drinking, chatting with a passenger, reading a map, personal grooming, reaching for things in the car, or looking at people or objects unrelated to the driving task.
• When you are supervising your teen’s practice driving, stay off the phone and help your teen pay attention to the road. Don’t make electronic distractions an acceptable part of driving.
• Prohibit your teen from riding with teen drivers or transporting other teens during the learning-to-drive process. One of the most dangerous sources of distraction for teen drivers, whether due to horseplay, loud music, rowdy behavior or peer pressure, is teen passengers. A AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study found that carrying passengers, particularly other teens, greatly increases crash rick for drivers under age 18.
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SPRING 2017
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