During the Fall of 2014, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) launched an activity to increase seat belt use among teen drivers and passengers at TDS schools. The activity, named Catch the CRZY!, consisted of a pre-observation, three weeks of messaging, a post-observation, and a pizza party for the schools that completed and returned all observation data. The activity was offered to all program schools. Thirty-five schools signed up to complete the activity, twenty-two completed the pre-observations and twenty of those returned all data.
High school student teams were asked to observe teen drivers and passengers and log if they did or did not have their seat belts fastened. Junior High student teams were asked to observe teen passengers and log seat belt use.
Below are highlights of key data and results:
Texas Schools
High School #1 population: 1600 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||||||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 196 | 200 | ||||||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 83% | 94% |
11% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 62% | 84% |
22% |
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High School #2 population: 268 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 133 | 118 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 54% | 71% |
17% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 77% | 58% |
-19% |
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High School #3 population: 745 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 600 | 600 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 98% | 100% |
2% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 76% | 78% |
2% |
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High School #4 population: 200 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 126 | 104 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 72% | 73% |
1% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 78% | 80% |
2% |
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High School #5 population: 147 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 33 | 35 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 88% | 100% |
12% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 88% | 87% |
-1% |
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High School #6 population: 450
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 33 | 46 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 94% | 98% |
4% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 43% | 80% |
37% |
High School #7 population: 150
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 67 | 29 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 67% | 79% |
12% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 54% | 69% |
15% |
Texas High Schools Weighted Aggregate
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | |
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 1188 | 1132 | |
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 85.7% | 92.8% |
+ 7.1% |
| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 71.7% | 76.9% |
+ 5.2% |
Total passenger counts: Pre-745, Post-877.
Georgia High Schools
High School #8 population: 1200 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 109 | 153 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 94% | 96% |
2% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 80% | 75% |
-5% |
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High School #9 population: 900 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 113 | 122 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 79% | 90% |
11% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 68% | 74% |
6% |
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High School #10 population: 402 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 55 | 72 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 78% | 93% |
15% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 37% | 43% |
6% |
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Georgia High School Weighted Aggregate
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | |
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 277 | 347 | |
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 84% | 93% |
+ 8.9% |
| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 64% | 68% |
+ 4.0% |
Total passenger counts: Pre-153 , Post-141
Texas Junior Highs
High School / Jr. High #11 population: 125 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed* | 104 | 97 | ||
| Total # of Teen Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 91% | 93% |
2% |
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*school has few students who drive, so only passenger count was taken.
Middle School #12 population: 1300 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 686 | 132 | ||
| Total # of Teen Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 83% | 95% |
12% |
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Middle School #13 population: 1170 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 446 | 272 | ||
| Total # of Teen Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 64% | 82% |
18% |
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Texas Junior High Weighted Aggregate
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | |
| Total # of Passengers Observed | 1,236 | 501 | |
| Total # of Teen Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 76% | 88% |
+11.4% |
Nebraska Schools
Jr. High #14 population: 115 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 8 | 16 | ||
| Total # of Teen Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 38% | 44% |
6% |
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High School #15 population: 115 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed* | 24 | 28 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 67% | 64% |
-2% |
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| * This schools did not count passengers on post-observations. Vehicles observed are not included in the aggregate driver percentage. | ||||
High School #16 population: 274 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 53 | 56 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 87% | 91% |
4% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 79% | 91% |
12% |
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High School #17 population: 158 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 93 | 95 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 55% | 59% |
4% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 55% | 59% |
4% |
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High School #18 population: 250 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 93 | 100 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 61% | 75% |
14% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 72% | 92% |
20% |
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High School #19 population: 1200 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||||||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 310 | 222 | ||||||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 60% | 63% |
3% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 64% | 76% |
12% |
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High School #20 population: 600 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||||||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 56 | 70 | ||||||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 84% | 87% |
3% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 58% | 44% |
-14% |
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Nebraska High School Weighted Aggregate
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | |
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 629 | 571 | |
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt* | 64% | 70% |
+ 6.3% |
| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 63% | 72% |
+ 8.7% |
Total passenger counts: Pre-359, Post-258.
California Schools
High School #21 population: 602 |
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| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 75 | 76 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 96% | 79% |
-17% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 92% | 60% |
-32% |
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Total Participant Weighted Aggregate
| Pre-Counts | Post-Counts | % Change | ||
| Total # of Vehicles Observed | 2194 | 2222 | ||
| Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt | 79.6% | 84.9% |
+ 5.3% |
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| Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt | 72.7% | 77% |
+ 4.3% |
Total passenger counts: Pre-2493, Post-1777.
These results were sent to the school, along with a $100 gift card to congratulate them on their achievements after only three weeks of outreach and related messaging.