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December 9, 2019

2019 Teens in the Driver Seat Safe Driving Summit

Media Repository December 8-9, 2019 (San Marcos, TX) – The Youth Transportation Safety Program hosts the Teens in the Driver Seat® Summit to unite and empower teens active in traffic safety service and outreach in their community. Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death for teens in the United States. 219 teens, […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / Uncategorized / summit, teens in the driver seat, traffic safety Leave a Comment

October 15, 2019

Why Walk to School Day is Important

by Waamene Yowika Pedestrian crashes are on the rise in Texas. In 2016, 678 pedestrian fatalities occurred in Texas. Pedestrian crashes accounted for 3,434 fatal crashes (16 percent of all fatal crashes) and 6,815 severe crashes (7 percent of all serious crashes) from 2010–2016 (1). What the data also tells us is most pedestrian crashes […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / outreach, pedestrian safety; distractions, walk safe, walking Leave a Comment

October 15, 2019

Sleep Deprived is No Way to Drive

By Waamene Yowika According to the National Sleep Foundation, about half of U.S. adult drivers admit to consistently getting behind the wheel while feeling drowsy. Driving Drowsy is a highly dangerous form of driving and can put everyone’s life at risk. We get it…you’ve had a long day of work, you didn’t get enough sleep, […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / drowsy, drowsy driving, drowsy driving prevention week Leave a Comment

September 12, 2019

Deterring Distracted Walking Among Youth

School Observations

Distracted walking has become a new phenomenon with the emergence of regular cell phone use by youth. This immediate access to technology and social media has resulted in a culture of FOMO, or Fear Of Missing Out, and has possibly resulted in youth becoming distracted by their cell phones while driving and walking. In fact, […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / pedestrian safety; distractions Leave a Comment

September 11, 2019

Teens in the Driver Seat Summit

2018 TDS Summit SAPD

Register NOW The Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Safe Driving Summit is an annual event that will take place December 7-9, 2019 in San Marcos, TX. Teens, teachers, and safety professionals gather to build alliances and spread awareness about teen driving dangers. The event will consist of workshops, interactive learning experiences, and an awards […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / Uncategorized / tds summit

February 11, 2019

Applying health theory to traffic safety and your intention to change

By Lisa Minjares-Kyle In my first post to this series, I explained that health and traffic safety go hand in hand. In this post, we are going to apply some of the basic principles of a health theory known as the Theory of Planned Behavior to help guide our understanding of what can help motivate […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / public health, traffic safety Leave a Comment

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