Primary responsibility is Commercial Vehicle Safety. Data showed teens drivers involved in a higher than average amount of the multi-vehicle crashes involving commercial vehicles.
Drivers 14 to 25 – 6.1% of drivers Involved in 15.6% of all crashes 4.1 times more likely to be involved in a crash involving inattention 33% of crashes involving aggressive driving >27 times more likely to be impaired 11.5% of all commercial vehicle crashes involved a teen driver
Safety Fair Focus on teen drivers Involve High Schools in two counties Select activities that teens will want to participate in Late Spring timeframe How to pay for it?
Applied for an FMCSA High Priority Grant Public Outreach funded at 100% In 2010 FMCSA announced Teens and Trucks program
Idaho State Police District Patrol Local Agencies Office of Highway Safety Federal Highway Administration MAD ATA Road Safety Team AAA Insurance Companies Drivers Education Schools
Driving Simulator › Big › Expensive › Hard to transport › High transportation costs
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Driving Simulator Tricycle Obstacle Course with Fatal Vision Goggles Golf Cart Obstacle Course while texting ATA Road Safety Team – No Zone Seatbelt Demonstration MAD Vehicle from fatal crash Guest speakers Sobriety testing with fatal vision goggles
Barbie car with eggs Belted Unbelted
Nurse Pam and Sergeant Rausch Clay and Shauna Sauer
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Support from schools less than expected Highest expense was personnel costs General public is very supportive Media is supportive Competition with other events Timing Sponsors are very important Giveaway stuff
Driving Simulators in demand statewide Special events Drivers education classes Church and civic groups Media events Fairs Partnerships
Captain Bill Reese Idaho State Police Commercial Vehicle Safety