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Summary of Fall 2015 Zero Crazy Results

ZeroCrazyLogoDuring the Fall of 2015, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) launched the annual Zero Crazy activity to increase seat belt use among teen drivers and passengers at TDS schools. In its third year we are beginning to be able to see trends among schools that have completed the activity multiple years, showing a higher pre-condition level of seat belt use and the value of continuity of the program.

The activity consist 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. Forty-eight schools signed up to complete the activity, thirty-three completed the pre-observations and twenty-nine 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 High Schools Weighted Aggregate

Pre-Counts Post-Counts % Change
All 2015 participants  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 78.4% 90.1% +11.7%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 71.6% 76.0% +4.4%
 
First Year Schools  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 76.5% 87.9% +11.4%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 70.5% 74.5% +4%
 
Second Year Schools  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 91.6% 97.6% +6%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 81.2% 89.1% +7.9%

Texas Junior High Schools Weighted Aggregate

Pre-Counts Post-Counts % Change
All 2015 participants  
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 71.1% 74.1% +3.0%

Nebraska High Schools Weighted Aggregate

Pre-Counts Post-Counts % Change
All 2015 participants  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 68.2% 78.1% +9.9%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 65.4% 73.4% +8.0%
 
First Year Schools  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 59.0% 75.9% +16.9%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 40.4% 78.8% +38.4%
 
Second Year schools  
Total # of Drivers Wearing a Seat Belt 71.5% 78.9% +7.4%
Total # of Passengers Wearing a Seat Belt 70.4% 72.2% +1.8%
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