| Basic safety attitudes are formed early in life. Parents teach children powerful lessons--many of them through example. When parents wear safety belts and bicycle helmets, children learn to do so too. Children learn their attitudes about drinking and driving in the family as well. And when you think about it, traffic crashes affect families and communities. FACTS is sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- Promote traffic safety
- Increase safety belt use
- Reduce impaired driving
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- Inform other teens of the dangers of impaired driving
- Visit elementary school classrooms to talk about the importance of wearing safety belts
- Create a sign for your school parking lot reminding everyone to buckle-up
- Hold workshops where teens teach teens about traffic safety
- Create a "Living Safety Belt Around City Hall" campaign
- Hold a "Ghost Out" by pulling students out of class and having them wear a special T-shirt to represent the 16 people who die each day in traffic crashes
- Plan an alcohol-drug-free prom or graduation party
- Learn decision-making skills
- Increase chapter membership and participation
- Improve community skills
- Manage time wisely
- Build teamwork
- Work with other schools and community organizations
- Set goals
- Build a relationship with the media
To gain national recognition for the FACTS projects, send the FACTS application (included with the FACTS program guide) to National FCCLA by March 1.
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