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September 28, 2022

Zero Hero – Distracted Walkers Summary of Results 2021 – 2022

During the 2021-2022 school year, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS)launched the 1st annual Zero Hero activity to decrease electronic device use among teen pedestrians. Take a look at the results!

Article by Andrea Chacon / News / distracted walking, results, zero hero Leave a Comment

September 28, 2022

Zero Hero – Seat Belts Summary of Results 2019 – 2022

During the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) launched the 7th, 8th, and 9th annual Zero Hero activities to increase seat belt use among teen drivers and passengers at TDS schools. Take a look at the results!

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September 28, 2022

Zero Hero – Distracted Driving Summary of Results 2019 – 2022

During the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) supported an activity at TDS schools to decrease electronic device use among teen drivers who transport students. Take a look at the results!

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April 14, 2016

Summary of “Zero Crazy” Results – Spring 2016 Focus on Electronic Use

The activity, Zero Crazy, is in its fourth year and consists 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.

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