Monthly Archives: October 2019

2019-2020-Get It Together (GIT) Seat Belt Challenge PRESS RELEASE

Increasing Seat Belt Use Among Teens Thirty-five area high schools will be participating in the challenge to increase seat belt use Hampton Roads, Va. (October 15, 2019) – Thirty-five local high schools will compete in the 2019-2020 Get It Together High School Seat Belt Challenge.  The aim of this challenge is to increase seat belt use and…
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Columbus Day Weekend 2019

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), an increasing number of Americans are on the road during the month of October. In 2018, October’s total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) was 269.8 billion miles—an 11-billion-mile increase from October 2013. Excluding summer months (May-August) in 2018, October incurred the highest total of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) for the…
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Every 15 Minutes

Every 15 Minutes Every 15 Minutes is a two-day program focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions.  Along with alcohol-related crashes, it focuses on the impact that their decisions would have on family and friends.   First Colonial High School (2019)  Tallwood…
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