GIT Seat Belt Challenge

2023-2024 Get It Together High School Seat Belt Challenge 

 

For over 36 years, Drive Safe Hampton Roads has been recognized as a leader in the field of transportation safety and continues to serve as a resource for information and support at the local, state, and national levels. We are the oldest continuous traffic safety coalition in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The origins of Drive Safe Hampton Roads are rooted in CCATS – Concerned Citizens Advocating Traffic SafetyCCATS was a grassroots coalition whose goal was to increase involvement and awareness in traffic safety. In response to a needs assessment conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicle's Community-Based program in Virginia Beach, CCATS was formed on Monday, May 9, 1988.

In 1995, the Occupant Protection Committee determined that teens were a section of the population that would benefit from seat belt use intervention. The Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge is a way to impact students on a high school level. The challenge started with 10 Virginia Beach high schools in 1995. Peer-to-peer education is a proven successful practice in changing the safety seat belt use behavior among teens. This program is available across Hampton Roads, with invitations sent to fifty-two high schools each year. On average, 20-35 schools actively participate yearly, with materials shared with alternative education schools and private institutions.

2021-22 Norview High School Get It Together Challenge


Get It Together High School Seat Belt Challenge
is a program led by Drive Safe Hampton Roads and supported by other traffic safety groups. Local high schools compete to raise students' awareness of the importance of wearing seat belts every time they ride in a vehicle. Together, we have positively influenced the traffic safety habits of over 875,000 students in Hampton RoadsThank you for supporting the Get It Together Challenge.

2023-2024 Participating Schools:  Chesapeake: Indian River High School, Hampton: Kecoughtan High School, Newport News: Menchville High School, Warwick High School, Woodside High School, Norfolk: Norview High School, Portsmouth: Churchland High School, Manor High School, Suffolk: Kings Fork High School, Lakeland High School, Virginia Beach: Bayside High School, Kellam High School, Landstown High School, Ocean Lakes High School, Salem High School, Williamsburg-James City County: Jamestown High School, Lafayette High School, Warhill High School & York County: Tabb High School.


2023-2024 Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge Winners 

GOLD

Tabb High School - York County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Report Data

Silver

Bayside High School - Virginia Beach
Indian River High School (PSA Trophy) - Chesapeake
Kecoughtan High School - Hampton
Kellam High School (PSA Trophy) - Virginia Beach
Jamestown High School - Williamsburg-JCC
Lafayette High School - Williamsburg-JCC
Kings Fork High School - Suffolk
Landstown High School - Virginia Beach
Manor High School - Portsmouth
Norview High School - Norfolk
Ocean Lakes High School - Virginia Beach
Warhill High School - Williamsburg-JCC

Bronze

Churchland High School - Portsmouth
Lakeland High School - Suffolk
Menchville High School - Newport News
Salem High School - Virginia Beach
Warwick High School - Newport News
Woodside High School - Newport News

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Challenge Documents & Forms

Get It Together Internet Resources

 

Virginia Center for Injury Prevention 

Virginia Department of Education

Virginia Driver Education and Traffic Safety (VADETS)

 Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

Virginia Department of Transportation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

 

 National Transportation Safety Board

Traffic Safety Marketing

 US Department of Transportation

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety                          

 Car Safety Now

 Drive Smart Virginia

End Distracted Driving

 Global SchoolNet Foundations

 Governors Highway Safety Association

Hang Up and Drive

 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety                            

MADD

National Highway Traffic Safety Association

 National Organizations for Youth Safety  

 National Safety Council

Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

 Partners for Safe Teen Driving

Phone Down, It’s the Law

 Safe Kids Worldwide

 Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)

Teen Driver Source

 The Importance of Roadway Safety

We Save Lives

 Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO)

AAA

GEICO

GM’s Driver Education Website

  • gm.com (Keyword: Driver Education)

Progressive Insurance Company

State Farm®

American Academy of Sleep Education

 Emergency Nurse CARE

University of NC Highway Safety Research Center

Drive Safe Hampton Roads YouTube Channel - playlist for most GIT video resources
Drive Safe Hampton Roads
Check the DSHR YouTube channel frequently as resources are added as they become available.

Virginia DMV

Local Heroes Videos -

Center for Injury Research and Prevention

US Department of Transportation

AAA

National Safety Council

Consumer Reports

Randall Siddens’ Story – Distracted Driving

Other PSAs