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January 23, 2019

Zero Crazy Seat Belt Results – Fall 2018

During the fall of 2018, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) launched the 6th annual Zero Crazy activity to increase seat belt use among teen drivers and passengers at TDS schools. The activity consists of a pre-observation, three weeks of messaging, a post-observation, and a pizza party for the schools that completed and returned all […]

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January 9, 2018

Zero Crazy Seat Belt Results – Fall 2017

During the fall of 2017, Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) launched the 5th annual Zero Crazy activity to increase seat belt use among teen drivers and passengers at TDS schools.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / fall 2017, seat belt observations, Zero Crazy Leave a Comment

May 19, 2017

Zero Crazy Seat Belt Results – Fall 2016

Texas TDS schools have reached over 90% seat belt usage rate.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News, Seat Belts / fall 2016, seat belt observations, Zero Crazy Leave a Comment

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