YORK, Pa. — The Residence at Fitz Farm, a new senior living community in York, wants to teach seniors in the community about distracted driving.
They invited the Center of Traffic Safety, Pennsylvania Yellow Dot, CarFit and the York County Sheriff’s Office on Monday to help demonstrate ways seniors and other members of the community can stay safe on the roads.
For Joey Eddins, the community relations director at The Residence at Fitz Farm, said Monday's event was personal.
Eddins was involved in a distracted driving accident back in 2016. She also worked as an EMT and saw the dangers distracted driving has on members of the senior community.
“As someone who previously spent 22 years as an EMT, and like anyone I’ve ever met in the field of EMS, you get into that field to try to save lives,” said Eddins. “Our hopes and our goal with this Senior Safety Event at The Residence at Fitz Farm is to help save lives and prevent accidents.”
The Senior Safety Event included:
- The Center for Traffic Safety offered CarFit, an educational program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles "fit" them. Participants received instruction while in their own vehicles.
- The Center for Traffic Safety offered Pennsylvania Yellow Dot, a PennDOT program that encourages drivers to place a Yellow Dot decal in a vehicle’s rear window to alert first responders to check the glove compartment for vital information to ensure the driver receives the medical attention needed.
- York County Sheriff Department provided Senior ID kits.
- The Goodwill Fire Company of York Township displayed equipment used during vehicle entrapment situations.
- First Capital EMS of York provided ambulance tours.
- Mike’s Towing and Recovery displayed a wrecked vehicle to show the potential consequences of distracted driving.
- Tours of The Residence at Fitz Farm, which features 130 apartments for Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care.