OUR MISSION

Cape Codders to End Driving Deaths among Youth (Cape Cod EDDY)

“To act and advocate for children, adolescents, and young adults of Cape Cod with the goal of 0 motor vehicle related fatalities.”

1. Background:

General: This group was formed spring 2004 following the First Cape Cod Automobiles and Youth Safety Summit. Members bring a broad experience, including healthcare , police, fire, local and state government ,Department of Public Health, community groups, the SAFE (Seatbelts Are For Everyone) Coalition , teachers, students, SADD and MADD, parents  and other interested individuals. 

Cape Cod EDDY was formed in to attempt to address the incredibly and disproportionately high rate of motor vehicle fatalities among the youth of this area.

Although  new, we already have several successes. The first is the increased communication across disciplines. More tangibly, we have met with selectmen,  and both Bourne and Falmouth Boards of Selectmen have approved and written letters to Senator Therese Murray, to urge her support for a proposed law to mandate primary enforcement of the seatbelt law. The Falmouth Enterprise and Bourne Enterprise and Cape Cod Times, have published supporting editorials, and Senator Murray has pledged her “unequivocal” support for this measure (Senator O’Leary is also in support). Further, following our lead, other advocates across the state have begun to meet with their local councils. We also are in regular communication with Cape Cod State Representatives about safety issues.

We currently have received grants from:

1. Cape Cod Health Care                                                           $3000

For 2005 Summit- held May 5th

2. , Barnstable Assembly of Delegates                                       $6000

For the training of car seat inspectors,

3. Mass DPH     For Locker Room project                                   $4900

4. AAA             For operating expenses                                                $250

2. Organization Structure  

Cape Cod EDDY is entirely a volunteer grassroots effort at this time. Greg Parkinson,  MD,Falmouth Pediatrician serve as the Chair. We have chosen not to have a “Board” per se at this time, but do have the following sub-committees:

a.       Seatbelt Law

b.      Child Protection Systems (car seats)

c.       Teen Liaison

d.      Data Collection

e.      Fund-raising

f.         Web Site

g.      Annual Safety Summit

We have recently become an affiliate of Keeping Cape Cod Alive, Inc. a registered 501c3 not –for-profit charity.

3. Meetings Meetings are held the first Tuesday of “odd” months at 7 pm at the Mashpee Fire Station, Route 151 Mashpee.

The EDDY, website is owned and managed by End Driving Deaths among Youth, a branch of Keeping Cape Cod Alive, a registered 501c3 not for profit BASED in Massachusetts, USA . It provides general information that is intended, but not guaranteed, to be correct and up-to-date. The information is not presented as a source of driving skills advice and/or training. You should not rely, for driving skills advice and/or training, on statements or representations made within the website or by any externally linked or referenced Internet sites. If you need driving skills advice and/or training, consult a competent, qualified driving instructor.

Disclaimer

The EDDY, website is owned and managed by End Driving Deaths among Youth, a branch of Keeping Cape Cod Alive, a registered 501c3 not for profit BASED in Massachusetts, USA . It provides general information that is intended, but not guaranteed, to be correct and up-to-date. The information is not presented as a source of driving skills advice and/or training. You should not rely, for driving skills advice and/or training, on statements or representations made within the website or by any externally linked or referenced Internet sites. If you need driving skills advice and/or training, consult a competent, qualified driving instructor.

The owners, creators, editor and writers of/for the EDDY website do not assume any responsibility for actions or non-actions taken by people who have visited this site, and no one shall be entitled to a claim for detrimental reliance on any information provided or expressed. This includes but is not limited to the fact that the aforesaid owners, creators, editor and writers do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for loss, injury, damage or consequential loss, howsoever caused, which result from any person attempting to utilize or apply any of the techniques, hints, tips or other information contained in this website.

Although great effort has been made to ensure that only the most meaningful on-line driving skills and information resources are linked from these pages, the owners, creators, editor and writers of/for the EDDY website do not endorse, guarantee or warranty the accuracy, reliability or thoroughness of any referenced information, product or service. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties are those of the respective writer(s), author(s), organization(s), or distributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the website creators or owners.

Links either to or from our web pages do not constitute a referral. The existence of any particular link is simply intended to imply potential interest to the reader.

Authors linked to the EDDY web pages do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the website owners or creators. Referenced sites have been reviewed to determine appropriate content before the relevant link was created. Any change made to the site's content after we create a link is the author's decision and we do not assume responsibility for any of the information the altered site may contain. This organization is not responsible for any errors or omissions in pages linked from this site.

The editor of this site will gladly and immediately remove any link from this site upon written request from the linked entity.

Acknowledgement of any business, commercial product or service by trade name, trademark or manufacturer on this site does not constitute the EDDY website organization's support, endorsement or recommendation of its products or services.

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