Toombs County High School’s FCCLA team has been a successful Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) program team for the past five year. They have won awards from both Georgia FCCLA and TDS for their work in spreading the message of safe teen driving. This year, they achieved All-Stars status and earned $1,000 from TDS. […]
General Motors supports teen driver safety by awarding a grant to the Teens in the Driver Seat Program
As part of National Teen Driving Safety Week, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Program is announcing that a generous grant from General Motors (GM) will help TDS reach even more teen drivers with its safety messaging next year. These funds will support ongoing outreach efforts in Texas, where TDS was […]
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 […]
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, […]
Deterring Distracted Walking Among Youth
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, […]
Small Steps = Big Wins: How Effective Community Outreach Proves to be Best in Small Doses
For the past nine years, Pepperell High School’s SADD/TDS team (Student Against Destructive Decisions/Teens in the Driver Seat), in Floyd County, Georgia, has planned and conducted a Safe Driving Expo in their community. They planned for months, partnered with local law enforcement, invited local safety partners and businesses, and organized entertainment such as local bands, […]
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