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November 13, 2018

How drowsy driving has impacted me

drowsy driving poster

By Madison Graham Let’s start out with this staggering fact: Texas leads the nation in drowsy driving related deaths. In 2016, 6,000 people died due to fatigued driving. The crazy […]

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

November 13, 2018

Improving your health by being safe in the car

car with risks health blog

By Lisa Minjares-Kyle We’d like to introduce a new topic series focusing on how health and traffic safety go hand in hand. Traditionally, when we think about health, our minds […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / behavior change, health blog series, public health committee Leave a Comment

November 8, 2018

Norkfolk JOOI Clubs, an active Teens in the Driver Seat participant, honored as 2018 Volunteer Group of the Year

On Friday, October 26, 2018, at a luncheon held to honor finalists in nine categories of volunteers, the Norfolk JOOI Clubs were announced as the ServeNebraska Step Forward 2018 Volunteer […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / JOOI Club, Nebraska Leave a Comment

October 16, 2018

Revving Up for National Teen Driver Safety Week

That Escaladed Quickly

By Madison Graham Buckle your seat belt and hang on as teens across the country gear up for National Teen Driver Safety Week! NTDSW is a week-long campaign from October […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / News / distracted driving, national teen driver safety week, seat belts, speeding Leave a Comment

October 16, 2018

Nayeli Rodriguez, C.C. Winn High School, October 2018

Meet Nayeli from C.C. Winn High School in Eagle Pass, Texas. If your life had a soundtrack, what songs would be on it? “You can’t always get what you want”- […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / Teen of the Month / Teen of the Month Leave a Comment

September 10, 2018

Thank You, Truckers

Truckers saving the world

By Gabriella Medina What’s your favorite electronic device or outfit accessory? Mine (this season) is my mini-backpack that I wear on the weekends. Whether i’m going to the mall or […]

Article by Gabriella Medina / FMCSA, News / respect the rig, truckers, twitter chat Leave a Comment

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