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Video Premier
March 18, 2010
Consequences of Underage Drinking
Video Premier
Where: Greenville Technical College Auditorium
Time: 7:00PM
ore Information to come.... Event Flier
Awards:
Video Contest for Greenville County High Schools in South Carolina:
Video Contest: “What If…..The Consequences of Underage Drinking” Read more here
Melissa Rittenhouse melissa@gfpdrugfree.org 864-467-4099
Sponsored by the Greenville County Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Coalition, the Greenville County Safe Communities Coalition Committee for Responsible Driving, Greenville Safe Communities Coalition, Greenville Family Partnership, and The Phoenix Center.
The Committee for Responsible Driving - Get Buckled Committee
The Committee for Responsible Driving - Get Bucked a subcommittee formed from the Greenville County Safe Communities Coalition in response to concerns with traffic safety issues in Greenville County, with an emphasis on vehicle restraints.
The Commmittee for Responsible Driving - Get Buckled meets on a monthly basis to discuss activities, initiatives and other methods that will address the traffic related concerns that are presented to GCSC Coalition.
Some of the activities of the CRD Committee have been: Seat Belt Surveys in High Schools, County-Wide Seat Belt Surveys, Development of Get Buckled Logo and Slogan, Participation with Local Community Educational Events, and Get Buckled Day (Seat Belt Safety Awareness).
The CRD Committee is open to all GCSC Coalition members and community individuals who have a desire to work towards increasing traffic safety awareness, decrease traffic related injuries and fatalities, and in assisting to educated the community to be safer vehicle drivers, passengers and pedestrians when using our roadways.
New Traffic Technology
Read about the newest discoveries to keep drivers and passengers safer on our highways.
PSA Messages
Safety Messages from the World Health Organization - see what the rest of the world is seeing...
Be sure and turn up your sound to get full effect of the video
Wear your seat belt - to see safety message click here
Wear a Helmet - to see safety message click here
Don't Speed - to see safety message click here
Don't Drink and Drive - to see safety message click here
Be Seen (Pedestrian) - to see safety message click here
Funding - Grants, Awards & Scholarships
March 18, 2010
Consequences of Underage Drinking
Video Premier
Where: Greenville Technical College Auditorium
Time: 7:00PM
ore Information to come....
Awards:
Video Contest for Greenville County High Schools in South Carolina:
Video Contest: “What If…..The Consequences of Underage Drinking” Read more here
o Video Submission Deadline: February 26, 2010
o If your school is interested in participating contact:
Melissa Rittenhouse melissa@gfpdrugfree.org 864-467-4099
Sponsored by the Greenville County Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Coalition, the Greenville County Safe Communities Coalition Committee for Responsible Driving, Greenville Safe Communities Coalition, Greenville Family Partnership, and The Phoenix Center.
| Do Something Battle of the Bands (Deadline: April 16) March is Music In Our Schools month. DoSomething.org and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation want YOU to lead the fight to keep music education in schools. School budgets are being slashed nationwide, and music and arts programs are often the first to go. Starting March 1st, upload a video showing us your musical talent and tell us why music education matters to you. 5 Winners will get $1000 for their school music program, concert tickets, Fender guitars, and Rock Band video games. DoSomething.org and The VH1 Save the Music Foundation will present top videos to members of congress, urging them to increase support for music education. Make sure your video is registered by April 16th for a chance to win! For full contest rules and to get started visit www.dosomething.org/bands
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Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes (Deadline: April 30)
Grants
$500 Do Something Grants
Did you create a sustainable community action project, program or organization that you want to grow? Do you need money to put your ideas into action? We give out a $500 Do Something Grant every week to help young people just like YOU!
Deadline: None! Apply now! You will be notified 2-3 months after submission.
http://www.dosomething.org/grants/general/apply
More Information and Application
Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
The Coca-Cola Foundation, and its 18 local and regional foundations work with people in communities and governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations to create and support projects most relevant to communities. The Coca-Cola Foundation will fund proposals for programs in the areas of the environment, fitness and active lifestyles, community recycling, and education. All requests for funding must be submitted through the online application system. http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/foundation_local.html
Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grants (Deadline: March 9)
Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2010, the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) announces the anticipated availability of approximately $7.3 million to award new Learn and Serve America Higher Education grants. Grants will be awarded to an estimated seven to nine individual institutions ranging from approximately $85,000 to $200,000 annually for a project period of up to three years, and an estimated seven to eleven consortia ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 for a project period up to three years. The purpose of the Learn and Serve America Higher Education program is to support institutions of higher education that use innovative service-learning programming to meet the needs of local communities.
www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=76
"Be The Change!" is a youth-led sustainable development Action Programme related to the Millennium Development Goals which aims to empower young people around the world to "be the change they want to see in the world." The Be The Change! grants supports young people under age 25 with projects that concentrate on the development of local communities. The kind of projects supported are projects that are genuinely youth-led, which benefit the community rather than an individual need, are projects up to £500 with a detailed budget, have two experienced and committed adults to mentor the project, have measures of achievement (indicators) by which projects may be evaluated, and can be either income-generating (funds to start up a small business and creating jobs) or it can be non-income generating (for health, education, environmental clean-up or community improvement) social programmes which are of genuine and lasting community value.
www.peacechild.org/btc/startown
Scholarships
New Traffic Safety Technology
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In 2008 over 500 of the 922 traffic fatalities in South Carolina were the result of run-off-road (ROR) crashes. A ROR crash occurs about everyhalf hour somewhere in the state. At least one person dies everyday in South Carolina in a ROR crash. Rumble strips can reduce ROR crashes by up to 80%. SCDOT, through a grant from the Roadway Safety Foundation, is launching a statewide campaignto educate the public about the safety benefits of rumble strips.PSA Windows - wmv format (7.49mb) PSA Mac - mov format (7.93mb)
Remember the three R’s of rumble strip safety:
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History of the Seat Belt
Read how seatbelts came into existence, timeline, and why they are so important today...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10569045
South Carolina Seat Belt Law
South Carolina Safety Belt Law requires that every driver and every occupant of a motor vehicle,when it is being operated on public streets or highways in this State must wear a fastened safety belt. The driver is charged with the responsibility of requiring every occupant 17 years of age or younger to wear a safety belt or be secured in a child restraint system. However, a driver is not responsible for an occupant 17 years of age or younger who has a driver's license, special restricted license,or beginners permit and who is not wearing a seat restraint. SCDPS Seat Belt Law Flyer.
Spanish Version
Ley del Cinturón de Seguridad en Carolina del Sur
Sección 56-5-6520. Cuando un vehículo motorizado Esté transitando en las calles y carreteras públicas de este estado, el conductor y todos Los pasajeros de el vehículo deben usar un cinturón de seguridad bien Justado, el cual debe cumplir con los requerim-ientos federales para su uso. El conductor tiene la Responsabilidad pedirle a cada pasajero de 17 años de edad o menor, que use el cinturón de seguridad y asegurarse de que los niños usen un porta bebés adecuadamente instalado. Sin embargo, el conductor no es responsable por un pasajero de 17 años de edad o menor si este tiene una licencia de conducir o permisote principiante y no lleva puesto el cinturón de seguridad: el pasajero que cometa la infracciónse le sancionará de acuerdo a la sección 56-5-6540
Tips for Parents with Teen Drivers & Passengers
Having a teen that is learning to drive may cause a few extra grey hairs and wrinkles...but with some training and sensible rules mixed together with lots of love and understanding it is possible to guide your new driver and passenger to safe and even pleasurable experiences together in a vehicle.
Here are some tips to help you in this new adventure:
http://www.streetsurvival.org/index.php Teaching you teen how to survive behind the wheel... The Tire Rack Street Survival® school is a safe teen program designed to go beyond today's required driver's education and give teens across the U.S. the driving tools and hands-on experience to become safer, smarter drivers. Trained and qualified in-car driving instructors as well as classroom experience for each student.
DTXTR - Universal Translator for Teen Speach If you have a teenager..more than likely they are texting. Do you know what they are saying? Who they are talking to? Now there is a way to interpet all those letters your teen is using to comunicate. Read about DTXTR - a univeral translator for texting language.
MY KEY - Key to Teen Safety - Ford Motor Co.
Keeping Young Drivers and Passengers Safe
Teensurance - S.C. Insurance Brokers
Tips for Parents with young Passengers
The Staggering Cost of Teen Driving - Accidents involving teen drivers cost more than $34 billion in ’06.
Traffic Safety Information
Read about the latest facts and findings in the Traffic Safety World - including New Technology, High Tech Devices and What is happening in the Future...
Read Latest Insurance Insitute for Highway Safety - Status Report
Special Status Report Concerning Teen Driving in May Issue
Youth Traffic Safety Statistics
- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S.
- Each year, more than 5,000 teens (ages 16-20) are killed inpassenger vehicle crashes.
- During 2006, a teen died in a traffic crash an average of once every hour on weekends and nearly once every two hours during the week.
- Nationally in 2006, 25 percent of the young drivers ages 15-20 who were killed in crashes had Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels of .08 or higher at the time of the crash.
- Nationally in 2006, 4,842 teen passenger vehicle occupants, ages 16 to 20, were killed in motor vehicle crashes, and 58 percent (2,813) were unrestrained at the time of the fatal crash.
- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), teenage drivers and passengers are among those least likely to wear their seat belts.
- While all teens are at a high-risk of experiencing a fatal crash, according to NHTSA, young males, pickup truck drivers and passengers, as well as people living in rural areas are also among those least likely to buckle up.
Distractive Driving
Teen Driving - Be Smart. Drive Smart.
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New research by AAA reveals what teens are saying about how they and their friends are actually driving. In a nation-wide survey of 1,000 16- and 17-year-old teen drivers conducted in April, 61 percent reported engaging in risky and unsafe behaviors while driving. Some of these behaviors are understood to be unsafe, while others may not be so well understood by teens and their parents, such as driving with teen passengers. Of the 61 percent of young teen drivers who engage in these unsafe behaviors: Other significant findings include: 58 percent of teen respondents said they drive with their friends in the car which can be a major distraction for teens. For drivers of all ages, driver distraction is a factor in 25-50 percent of all crashes. Coupled with the problem of distraction for teens, is inexperience. Teens generally have not developed the ability to recognize hazards and anticipate events on the roadway – two key abilities that mature drivers use to help manage the impact of distractions while driving. Of the 61 percent of teens who admit to engaging in risky driving, one in three (32 percent) send text messages while driving and more than 43 percent are reading them while driving. Regardless of what the law says about cell phones, teens and their parents should agree that this risky behavior can quickly lead to tragedy. More than 8 out of 10 teens who admit to risky driving behaviors talk on a cell phone while driving. Unfortunately, holding or dialing the phone is not the only problem. The conversation itself is a distraction and takes drivers’ attention off of the road and away from what they are supposed to be doing. Two-thirds of teen drivers admit to speeding by more than 10 mph. A young driver who is speeding may not have the experience or presence of mind to prevent or avoid a situation that happens quickly, possibly resulting in a crash. Thirty percent of all fatal crashes each year are caused by speeding. 11 percent of teens admit to drinking and driving. Alcohol magnifies the challenges posed by teens’ immaturity and inexperience driving. In addition to being unsafe, it’s illegal under “zero tolerance” laws for teens to drive after consuming even small amounts of alcohol. Thirty-nine percent of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related (includes all ages). |
Watch Video that shows the dangers of distractive driving - CAUTION - may not be suitable for children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGE8LzRaySk
Interactive Map of State with Laws Banning Texting while driving - Insurance Institue for Highway Safety
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study on Texting While Driving
Driver Improvement Trainings/Programs
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| AAA Carolinas works to educate our members about traffic safety and how we can make our highways a safer place for all users, whether we are motorists, passengers, pedestrians or bicyclists. If you are looking for a defensive driving class, a driver education course for your new teen driver or help on installing a child seat, look to AAA as an expert. |
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| Mature Motorists - Safe Driving Course |
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An AAA-approved driving safety course geared to mature drivers helps fine-tune driving skills, awareness of traffic laws and adjustment to age-related physical changes is now available online. Members can sign up for $15.95 (non-member price is $19.95). Already offered by AAA in a dozen states, the "I Drive Safely" course is a boon to anyone 55-years of age or older who want the convenience of learning safer driving behaviors anytime at home. The course can be taken in multiple sessions. For verbal information, please call 866-741-6668. |
Get Buckled Committee Meeting
Monthly Meeting
Time: 9:00AMCommittee for Responsible Driving - Get BuckledPlace: Greenville Family PartnershipNext Meeting Date: March 3, 2010
2010 Prom Traffic Safety
Although we are all looking forward to flip flops and sunshine it will also be time to turn our attention to the increase of vehicles on our highways, and especially those vehicles with teen drivers and passengers.
The Committee for Responsible Driving - Get Buckled! would like to work with you and your school by offering: Traffic Safety materials, new and updated information, access to organizations that offer expert trainings and presentations, interactive games, websites, and much more.
Below you will find a Prom & Traffic Safety Request Form - where you can request materials for your school and select other activities that will be useful to you this year. We will try and assist as many as possible, but some items are limited in quantity. Also, this initiative is for Greenville County High Schools.
Remember to check back with us for updates and additional materials and information. Thank you and we look forward to working with you in the near future! Remember to drive safely and always, Get Buckled!!
2010 Prom & Traffic Safety Request Form
Pictures from 2009 Prom and Traffic Safety Season
World View on Traffic Safety
The World Health Organization has good information concerning traffic safety in other area. Unfortunately, we all have the same issues: Read about the five (5) key areas of traffic safety for effective intervention: Read here: http://www.who.int/features/2004/road_safety/en/index.html#poplink
Keeping Young Drivers Safe
Keeping Young Drivers Safe
A new website from State Farm Insurance and the Children's Hospital of Philadephia
The site provides research-based guidance to parents, educators, and community organizers to help reduce teen crashes and injuries.
Motor vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for adolescents. Teen drivers (ages 16 to 19) are involved in fatal crashes at four times the rate of adult drivers (ages 25 to 69). This site offers proven prevention strategies to keep teens - and the roadways - safer.
Read new report: After examining attitudes about 25 risky driving situations, researchers gained important insight into factors teens perceive as crash contributors. Driving through the Eyes of Teens - A Closer Look
Seat Belt Replacement
Ford Motor Company gives advise concerning replacement of seat belts after a crash.
In the Summer edition of its On Target Magazine, Ford release an updated position statement on the repair and replacement of safety belt assemblies. In the update, Ford states that it does not approve of the use of salvage safety belts and other safety modules.
Teen Driving with ADHD
While teenagers make up 7% of all drivers, they cause 20% of all accidents. Teens with ADHD have been shown to be 2-4 times more likely to have an accident, 3 times more likely to be injured and 4 times more likely to be at fault for the accident than teens without ADHD. It’s also been reported that teens with ADHD are 2-6 times more likely to get speeding tickets and 6-8 times more likely to have their licenses suspended.New Traffic Laws Update
South Carolina Move Over Laws
South Carolina has "Move Over Laws" that no one seems to know about - so the SCDOT (South Carolina Department of Transportation) and SCDPS (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) along with law enforcement agencies are teaming up to get the word out to S.C. drivers through new Public Service Announcements.
New DUI LAW UPDATE
AS of February 10, 2009 the S.C. DUI Law will begin new changes. Read more here...Alcohol and Drugs and Driving
New Information 
Recent Alcohol Study indicated many who drink alcohol are surprised at how impaired they become. Studys indicate that impairment exists even after sleeping for seven to eight hours afterwards...read more here...
What is a Standard Drink - Click Here
Drink Sizes - Click Here
New for Teen Drivers
Project Ignition
Grant program using service-learning to help address teen driver safety issues. For Students in grades 9-12 Develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in your communityTop Ten are awarded $5,000 and attend National Service Learning ConferenceBest of the Best wins $10,000For more information click here
Keep the Drive - Teen Traffic Safety Site - Read more here;
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Report on Teen Driving 2008
A 2008 study conducted by former Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) chief scientist Allan Williams found that raising the age at which drivers are licensed would save lives... Read Entire Report
Young drivers have a whole new area of concerns that are addressed through many programs. Check out these new ideas!
Ride Like a Friend -Discover how to keep yourself and your passenger's safe with just a few simple steps.
Have some rules - you are responsible for not only your safety, but your friend's safety while riding in your vehicle - read how..
Teendriving.com - Neat website for teens created by one of you..check it out!
National Teen Driver Safety Week Organizer
Are you ready to get your Driver's Permit? Take this practice quiz and see if you need to study a little more or you are ready to go and get behind the wheel.
Alive at 25-Do you plan to be alive at age 25? Unless you change some of your driving habits your chances may not be as good as you think. See if you are up to the challenge - Read More...
Driver's Edge Program: For young Drivers ages 15-21 with valid learner's permit or Driver's License. Sessions are approximately 4 1/2 hours taught behind wheel and in classroom. Purpose is to combat high number of automobile collisions and fatalities involving young drivers each year. Read More...
New in Traffic Safety
New Report - NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) Lives saved in 2007 by Restraint Use and Miniumum Drinking Age Laws- Read Report Here...
New Report shows Lives Saved by Restraint Use & Minimum Drinking Age Laws
In 2007, the use of seat belts in motor vehicles saved an es-timated 15,147 lives. Seat belts have saved 76,936 lives dur-ing the 5-year period from 2003 through 2007. These annual lives-saved counts, shown in Table 1, have been produced by NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis since 1975. The counts are estimates which are calculated using the effectiveness of each device or law that is mentioned....read more
Be Safe Be Seen - Pedestrian Safety Initative
The SCDPS (South Carolina Department of Public Safety) has a new pedestrian safety initiative entitled: "Be Safe -Be Seen", in response to the increase in pedestrian injuries and fatalties in South Carolina.
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Pedestrian Safety Fact Sheet
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S.C. Pedestrian Laws
Motorcycle Safety - SCDPS newest motorcyle safety study
New Website for Non-Motorcyclists - http://www.forcardrivers.com/index.html
The MSF (Motorcycle Safety Foundation)For Car Drivers website provides safety tips, video instruction, and other resources for car drivers and fleet managers.