“I Stop Traffic Awareness Campaign”
Green Lit & Article by Antoy Grant
Narrated by Ashley Judd
Written, Produced & Directed by Michael Cory Davis
Production Company Journey Film Group

Michael C Davis

This PSA is one of a series of Public Service Announcements written, produced and directed by Michael Cory Davis through his company Journey Film Group as part of the I Stop Traffic Awareness campaign for the non-profit organization Artists United for Social Justice. Ashley Judd also lends her voice to the series of PSA’s.

Michael Cory Davis is a triple threat: an actor, filmmaker and humanitarian. He has been involved in the fight against human trafficking since 2003 when he encountered victims of trafficking while shooting a film for the SyFy channel on location in Bulgaria. Touched by the real-life story of a 13-year-old Bulgarian girl sold by her adoptive parents and trafficked to Holland for prostitution, Davis wrote and directed Svetlana’s Journey, a film based on her life. Michael’s second film, Cargo: Innocence Lost, in 2007, a documentary on sex trafficking in the United States, has been lauded for its effective spotlight on the issue here at home. Michael has taken part in numerous national and international human trafficking awareness events/film screenings with numerous organizations and high-profile figures. He also produced a series of PSA’s voiced by Ashley Judd. Find Out More Information on Michael Cory Davis

Michael’s company Journey Film Group is an innovative production company that creates and acquires multi-media content that blends commercial appeal with social-themes in order to depict the real, hard to tell stories in our world. With a focus on quality programming JFG, explores all genres of film and television creation. Find out more information on Journey Film Group

Artists United For Social Justice (AUSJ) is 501c3 tax-exempt charitable organization Founded by Michael Cory Davis that supports the creation and distribution of multi-media content that educates the public, particularly youth, about human rights violations and social injustices. Find out more information on Artists United For Social Justice

To Watch More PSA’s From The Series Go To:
YouTube: Journey Film Group
Youtube: Artists United For Social Justice

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“Stop The Texts! Stop The Wrecks!”
Article by Antoy Grant
Ad Provided by: The Ad Council
Agency: The Concept Farm
Sponsor: State Attorney’s General, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The Facts

Fact # 1 Five Seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that’s enough time to cover the length of a football field. (2009, VTTI)

Fact # 2 Reaching for a phone, dialing, texting and other uses of portable devices increased the risk of getting into a crash by three times. (2009, VTTI)

Fact # 311% of all drivers under 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted. (2012, NHTSA)

Tips To Stop

Out of sight, out of mind.
Silence is golden.
Find your app.
Designate a texter.

The Campaign

Nearly 500,000 young adults each year are injured due to various forms of distracted driving, including texting, mobile instant messaging, updating social media platforms, sending photos, etc. It’s a habit deadlier than drunk driving. We live in a constantly connected world where multitasking is second nature and communicating is instant. Coupled with this compulsion, teens and young adults are overly confident in their ability to ‘safely’ text while driving.

To stop this dangerous behavior, the Ad Council collaborated with the office of the State Attorneys General and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to create a Texting and Driving Prevention campaign. The campaign targets young adult drivers and aims to show them the consequences of this seemingly benign behavior. The campaign features Public Service Advertising (PSAs) in TV, radio, outdoor and web, as well as integrated digital and social media platforms. All advertising drives consumers to StopTextsStopsWrecks.org where consumers can find tips and tactics for how to curb this behavior.

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