2020-2021 Get It Together High School Seat Belt 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.
Participants use a variety of strategies to encourage their fellow students to “Buckle Up!”. Tactics included pledge drives during lunch bells and having the Grim Reaper “take” a student every 15 minutes during the school day. Other efforts include making buckle up videos and developing cheers to be used at sporting events.
The Get It Together Challenge is in its 24th year in the Hampton Roads area and has been successful in increasing seat belt use each year. Over 700,000 students have been touched by this program.
Challenge Materials
2019-2020 - Program Description
2019-2020 - Challenge Kit with Rules & Guidelines
2019-2020 - Seat Belt Check Instructions & Form
2019-2020 - Seat Belt Check Form (Form Only)
2019-2020 - Instructions for GIT Costume/Video Request
2019-2020 - Costume/Video Request Form - Fillable
2019-2020 - Photo Release Form - Fillable
2019-2020 - Pledge Cards (10 Cards)
2019-2020 - Pledge Card (Single Card)
2019-2020 - Pledge Signature Form
2019-2020 - Baseline Data
2019-2020 - Midway Report
2019-2020 - Video Judging Guidelines
2019-2020 - Midway Point Tally
2019-2020 - Final Report - electronic template
2019-2020 - Final Results
Resources
2019-2020 LIBRARY - AAA VIDEO CATALOG
2019-2020 - LIBRARY - Drive Safe HR (Videos, Costumes and other tools to help promote GIT message)
2019 Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities
Traffic Safety Facts - 2019
Lives Saved in 2017 by Restraint Use & Min.-Drinking-Age Laws
Seat Belt Use in 2018–Use Rates in the States & TerritoriesTeen Driver Safety - Distracted Driving
2018 Traffic Safety Culture Index (June 2019)
Proper Seat Belt Use
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Internet Links
AAA website for teens & parents with state specific info
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
DMV’s website
United States Department of Transportation
Drive Smart Virginia
Emergency Nurses CARE
Global SchoolNet Foundations
GM’s Driver Education Website (Keyword: Driver Education)
University of NC Highway Safety Research Center
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
National Organizations for Youth Safety
National Safety Council
National Transportation Safety Board
Progressive Insurance Company
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
State Farm Teen Driver Website
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety
Virginia Center For Injury Prevention
VDOT’s website
Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO)
GEICO online video library
GMSA Distracted Driving Study
Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge Partners
