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January 27, 2022

Pedestrian Bingo

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January 27, 2022

Pedestrian Obstacle Course

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April 2, 2018

Spring 2018 Summary of “Zero Crazy” Results – Focus on Electronic Use

Spring Zero Crazy results

During the spring of 2018, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) supported an activity at TDS schools to decrease electronic use among teen drivers and adult drivers who transport students.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Distraction, News / 2018, activity, distracted driving, electronic use, Zero Crazy Leave a Comment

January 19, 2016

Teens in the Driver Seat® “Zero Crazy!” Activity Seeks to Reduce Distracted Driving Among Teens

Social media isn’t going away soon, so educating younger drivers about the dangers of distracted driving is key to reducing deaths among them on our nation’s roadways.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Distraction, News / activity, distracted driving, distractions, Zero Crazy 2 Comments

August 3, 2015

Zero Hero

Zero Hero (formerly Zero Crazy) contains three separate activities: seat belt, distracted driving, and distracted walking. Your active team can participate in all three! The activities include: pre-observations. 3 weeks of activities/messaging. Make sure you report these activities for additional All-Star points! post-observations to get a full report of behavior in your community. Complete the […]

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Events & Contests / activity, distracted driving prevention, seat belt awareness, Zero Crazy

December 19, 2013

Summary of results from the Catch the CRZY! How did your school do?

During the Fall of 2013, 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.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / activity, Catch the CRZY!, seat belts

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