Help Teens Create Positive Change
Help Teens Make a DifferenceTeens volunteer at twice the rate of adults. The Youth Volunteer Corps of America reports a quarter million volunteers have completed nearly 4 million hours of service in the U.S. and Canada. They are starting to become activists for teen driver safety. As their leading cause of death, car crashes are a serious issue facing teens. Teens can make a difference in their school and in their community by sharing important information and modeling safe driving behaviors. A good way to encourage teens to get involved is during National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) -- October 20-26, 2013. NTDSW is a time designated by Congress each year to raise awareness of teen driver safety topics and to encourage safe teen driver and passenger behavior. Last year’s theme was 'Share, Not Scare.' Although popular, research shows graphic reenactments of car crashes and other scared straight tactics don’t change behavior over the long haul. Instead,we encouraged teens, parents, and educators to message to motivate by communicating the benefits of safe driving. You may also want to encourage teens at your school or your community to conduct the Ride Like A Friend. Drive Like You Care. (RLAF) program. This teen-to-teen school campaign is designed to promote safe teen driver and passenger behavior. Teens can design their own program based on what they think will work best at their school. Although a RLAF campaign can be done at any time during the school year, many choose to conduct it during NTDSW. Learn more: |
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A good way to encourage teens to get involved is during National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) -- October 17-23, 2010, a time designated by Congress each year to raise awareness of teen driver safety topics and to encourage safe teen driver and passenger behavior. This year's theme: Reducing distractions.
To help you share information about reducing distractions with teens at your school or in your community, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance Companies® used research with teens to develop a PSA that gives teens a way to "park" their cell phones before they drive. The 30-second video [HYPERLINK TO PSA} is based on a key reason teens cite for not talking or texting while driving –the need to focus on driving. [HYPERLINK to http://www.teendriverssource.org/news/article/34/new_research_shows_a_positive_approach_may_be_best_to_curb_teen_drivers_cell_phone_use].
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>A good way to encourage teens to get involved is during National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) -- October 17-23, 2010, a time designated by Congress each year to raise awareness of teen driver safety topics and to encourage safe teen driver and passenger behavior. This year's theme: Reducing distractions.
To help you share information about reducing distractions with teens at your school or in your community, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm Insurance Companies® used research with teens to develop a PSA that gives teens a way to "park" their cell phones before they drive. The 30-second video [HYPERLINK TO PSA} is based on a key reason teens cite for not talking or texting while driving –the need to focus on driving. [HYPERLINK to http://www.teendriverssource.org/news/article/34/new_research_shows_a_positive_approach_may_be_best_to_curb_teen_drivers_cell_phone_use].
You may also want to encourage teens at your school or your community to conduct the Ride Like A Friend. Drive Like You Care. (RLAF) program. This teen-to-teen school campaign is designed to promote safe teen driver and passenger behavior. Teens can design their own program based on what they think will work best at their school. Although a RLAF campaign can be done at any time during the school year, many choose to conduct it during NTDSW.
To receive RLAF support and updates, join the RLAF Network.
You may also want to encourage teens at your school or your community to conduct the Ride Like A Friend. Drive Like You Care. (RLAF) program. This teen-to-teen school campaign is designed to promote safe teen driver and passenger behavior. Teens can design their own program based on what they think will work best at their school. Although a RLAF campaign can be done at any time during the school year, many choose to conduct it during NTDSW.
To receive RLAF support and updates, join the RLAF Network
