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January 27, 2022

Pedestrian Obstacle Course

Show the dangers of being distracted while walking. Students go through the course with and without being distracted while timed and are evaluated by time and number of objects knocked over.

Article by Andrea Chacon / Activity Categories, Activity Sheets, Distraction Activity, High School Activities, Junior High Activities, Ped and Bike Activity / activity, obstacle course, pedestrian Leave a Comment

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

The basic requirements of a Zero Hero activity are: pre-observations 3 weeks of activities/messaging in a row that focus on the particular risk you’re observing post-observations Complete the steps and […]

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

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

April 17, 2012

Texas Teens in the Driver Seat® Cup, sponsored by State Farm

We searched the state over and found the best schools we could find! Here are the Texas Cup winners, sponsored by State Farm.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / Uncategorized / activity, contest, tds cup 2 Comments

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