Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Are you interested in starting a Teens in the Driver Seat program at your school, but you aren’t sure how to go about it? Or has your school had a TDS program before, that is no longer active?
Here are some easy steps to starting (and maintaining) a TDS program at your school:
1. Decide who is going to be leading the project. Pick the organization that will take on TDS (ex: Student Council, FCCLA, National Honors Society, FFA, etc.). Pick the student leaders who will be in charge of the program (usually 8-12 students). Make sure that there is a teacher/sponsor who will serve as support for the program…
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
It’s no revelation that children and teens practice similar behaviors that they’ve seen growing up. Learned behaviors develop by watching and mimicking. When it comes to driving, this may be a very bad thing. Road rage is one thing that can be picked up by a teen, from years of watching their parent rant and rave behind the wheel.
Friday, April 24th, 2009
The annual Click it or Ticket campaign got its next big push of the year in Dallas on April 22, when students at Woodrow Wilson High School got the message—If you’re a teenager in a car, you should get ready to be the center of attention! Texas state troopers and your local police and sheriff’s departments will be keeping an extra close eye on you.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The annual Click it or Ticket campaign started this week in Houston, and Teens in the Driver Seat was there to help send an urgent message to young drivers and their passengers everywhere. That message is—If you’re a teenager in a car, you should get ready to be the center of attention! Texas state troopers and your local police and sheriff’s departments will be keeping an extra close eye on you.
Friday, March 6th, 2009
The 2009 Driving the Message Contest has finally come to an end.
The judges had their hands full this year with a record-breaking number of entries. This year there were 163 entries, compared to last year’s 72.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Vidal M. Trevino School of Communications and Fine Arts in Laredo, Texas, made history on Saturday at the Fernando A. Salinas 5K Run. The run was the largest recorded in Laredo and South Texas history.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Archer City High School teens are using their TDS program website, public service announcements and a Teen Driving Day to fight the number one killer of teens in America—car crashes.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
The newest public service announcement from Teens in the Driver Seat uses the face of the American teenager to reinforce the message of safe driving.
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Each year we wait to hear if Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog, will see his shadow on February 2, and whether or not spring will come early. Today, Phil saw his shadow which means six more weeks of winter and the possibility of unsafe driving conditions on the road.
