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Greetings!
So, what's the good news? You've had projects all year to promote safety belt use. Share your story! What have you done in your area that has worked (or maybe not worked all that well and others would be smart to avoid it)? The Chronicle can publish your pictures and stories of all the great things you're doing to promote safety belts in your area.
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Another Good Reason to Wear Your Seatbelt
| | On December 3, 2010, a "Wet Lab" was conducted in Partnership by the Sarpy County Sheriff's Office, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the Nebraska State Patrol, the Bellevue Police Department, the Papillion Police Department, the La Vista Police Department, the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety, Nebraska Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Iowa State Patrol, the Omaha Police Department, and AAA Nebraska.
I had the opportunity to participate as a volunteer drinker. Essentially, it was an experience where the volunteers drank alcohol all afternoon, and law enforcement officers practiced doing sobriety tests on us.
The Wet Lab coincided with the announcement of December 2010 as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
 I have no illusions that I'm able to drink to excess and maintain my ability to drive well. As it turns out, drinking to excess also makes my balance even worse than it normally is, and even prevents me from remembering the entire alphabet.
While the event reinforced the "Don't drink and drive" message, for me it also reiterated the importance of safety belts. People do drink and drive, because frankly, once you're drunk, you can't make a good decision about whether to drive (so decide not to drive ahead of time!) And if you're not drinking but happen to be driving near someone who is, your best defense in the event of a crash is wearing your safety belt, every trip, every time.
Thanks for all you do as a member of the Click It coalition to promote the need for safety belts. Drunk drivers are just one reason for everyone to buckle up.
Cherie Ferber
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National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS)
| | Don't forget to Act Out Loud! The National Organization for Youth Safety (NOYS) is sponsoring their annual Act Out Loud contest. Only one entry per scho ol is permitted, but the project getting the most votes can win $10,000. Plus, excluding the Grand Prize winner, the top 5 vote-getters will also win $5000 each. AND, excluding the Grand Prize winner and the the top 5 vote getters, judges will select the top 5 best projects to win $5000 each. Check out the Act Out Loud Contest Rules.
NOYS is also holding a Drive 2 Life Contest for the best PSA. In this case, they're looking for individuals and group entries cannot be accepted. NOYS website states, "We are looking for the best ideas for public service announcements, conceived by young people and aimed at young people, to alert them to the dangers of distracted driving." Check out the rules and prizes for Drive 2 Life.
Good luck with your entries! Don't forget to promote the importance of protecting yourself from distracted drivers and all other hazards by wearing a safety belt.
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The "Click It Chronicle," our Click It Campaign e-letter, published whenever there is news, is available to all those interested in increasing safety belt usage. Please share this information freely. Take the information, copy to friends, businesses and organizations with the same concerns. Using the information provided will help reduce the needless fatalities and injuries on our highways and the associated costs. To subscribe to this e-letter, join the coalition, or be removed from the list, contact the Click It Team at cidri@safenebraska.org. |
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