The purpose of this award is to recognize the teacher or sponsors that make a difference to teens through their work with the Teens in the Driver Seat® program. Every year we encourage teens to nominate their teacher for this award because in our experience a teachers’ support and mentorship makes for a more successful […]
TDS Teen of the Month
A Teen of the Month is someone who stands out in his/her Teens in the Driver Seat® group. He/She motivates other Teens in the Driver Seat® members, and spreads the safe teen driving message whenever and however possible. We’re always accepting applications to be a teen of the month!
Driving the Message Contest
Teens in the Driver Seat holds the annual Driving the Message Contest sponsored by State Farm. This year we’re accepting poster entries. The contest opens November 26, 2018 and entries are due by January 25, 2019. This is a great way to be involved in the program and show us your creative side, plus you win […]
Teens in the Driver Seat Summit
The Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) Safe Driving Summit is moving to a semi-annual event which gathers teens, teachers, and safety professionals to build alliances and spread awareness about teen driving dangers. The event consists of workshops, interactive learning experiences, and an awards brunch to recognize student leaders in bringing awareness about this problem to their peers, […]
Zero Crazy!
Zero Crazy! is an activity that includes a pre-observation, 3 weeks of activities/messaging, and a post-observation. You have the whole semester to complete the activity and as long as we get everything back by the due date, we’ll send your team a $100 gift card! In the fall we take on seat belts and in […]
Ride With Me Activity – A teen-to-parent initiative
Ride With Me is a teen-to-parent initiative to help reduce teen crashes. This activity is available for Texas high schools and requires a TDS team to present set materials to a group of parents and provide feedback to TDS on the outcome of the delivery.