Trevose, PA, April 17, 2014 – The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), North America’s largest fleet accident management and driver safety company, is reaching out to its more than 100,000 DriverCare™ fleet customer drivers with a high-impact video warning about the dangers distracted driving.
The video is the latest addition to the library of driving safety lessons and videos available through its DriverCare fleet safety and risk management service. It was released in recognition of the naming of April as “Distracted Driving Awareness Month” by the National Safety Council.
The highlight of the 5-minute video, “Distracted Driving: An Accident Waiting to Happen,” is the tragic story of Casey Feldman, 21-year college senior who was killed by a distracted driver while walking across an intersection to her summer job in Ocean City, N.J. in 2009. The production incorporates a video from Distraction.gov featuring interviews with Ms. Feldman’s mother and friends, several of whom admit to having driven while distracted themselves. “What will it take to change the way we drive?” Casey’s mournful mother asks in the video.
CEI’s new video opens with an appeal to avoid distracted driving from Brian Kinniry, CEI’s senior manager of risk and safety services. Among the facts he cites:
- Some 500,000 Americans are injured or killed every year in accidents caused by distracted driving.
- In addition to texting and talking on a cell phone while behind the wheel, distractions include such seemingly innocuous actions as eating and drinking, adjusting a vehicle’s sound, heating or cooling system controls, grooming, reading a map and focusing on a satellite navigation system.
The video was produced by CEI Studios, a new unit at the company’s headquarters in Trevose, PA, created to provide customized video content for its customers. “Having this new video production capability is making a real difference for our customers,” Mr. Kinniry said. “There’s no doubt that driver compliance increases when you provide customized content that speaks directly to them in their workplace.”
About CEI
CEI is a leading provider of technology-enhanced vehicle accident, driver safety and fleet risk management services. Its provider network consists of some 4,000 collision repair shops in North America, and includes nearly 1,000 truck collision repair centers. Its customers include self-insured, commercial, institutional and government fleets, directly and through alliances with fleet leasing companies. CEI also provides vehicle direct repair program outsourcing to leading property and casualty insurance companies.
Founded in 1983, CEI has headquarters near Philadelphia, PA, and field sales offices in Trevose, PA, Tulsa, OK, and Lake in the Hills, IL. In 2000, CEI launched the DriverCare™ line of services, which include fleet risk management, MVR ordering and compliance, on-line and behind-the-wheel driver safety training and a safety newsletter. For more information about CEI, please visit cei-network.local
