LAW WISE

Published by the Kansas Bar Association
Editor: Alisa Arst, Arst & Arst P.A., Wichita
Coordinators: Hon. G. Joseph Pierron, Kansas Court of Appeals, and Meg Wickham, Kansas Bar Association

October 2006

Greetings from the Kansas Supreme Court and the Kansas Bar Association. Welcome to this edition of Law Wise and the second edition of the 2006-2007 school year. The theme of October’s edition of Law Wise is “School Travel Safety.”

In this issue:

Calendar of Events

2006

October 25, 2006 . . . . . . . . Deadline for submissions to the November 2006 issue of Law Wise

December 1, 2006 . . . . . . . . Deadline for IOLTA grant applications

Safe Travels for Children

by Meg Wickham, KBA manager of public services

Recent events in schools have reiterated just how precious and important the safety of our children is. This issue of Law Wise is dedicated to the safety of children in route to and from school. Whether walking, riding bikes, or teens that drive, there are many safety issues to consider.

I remember walking home from school one day when I was approached by a man in a car encouraging me to get into the car with him. My parents were very smart in talking to me about “stranger danger.” I knew to yell as loudly as possible and run to a safe house along my route. I was 9 years old. In 1980, times were different. I remember getting home, running as fast as my feet would take me, describing to my father what had happened. The police were called and at 9, I was giving my first description of a potentially dangerous predator. I was very lucky. I made one mistake that I never made again, I was walking home alone.

We teach our children to go in groups, to not help people find “lost” puppies, or take candy from someone we don’t know. Sometimes it’s easy to overlook the basics of just getting to and from school. If riding a bike, what side of the street does one ride? Do stop signs and traffic signals apply to walking and riding bikes? These are mostly elementary and middle school issues. As our children grow, so do the risks. Teens behind the wheel are inexperienced, and when I see a young driver with a cell phone in his/her hand, I cringe. While cell phones provide parents a feeling of security that their child can reach them in an emergency, they can also be a deadly distraction.

I hope you find something in this issue of Law Wise that will help reinforce safe travels to the children in your classes and lives.

Cell Phones - Great New Technology or Latest Per Se Negligence?

My pet peeve is seeing a driver attempting a left-hand turn in congested traffic ... and talking on a cell phone!

On Jan. 23, 2005, Joyce Pellino Crane, from the Boston Globe, wrote about Cooley Godward and a lawsuit settlement. The subject matter? Whether an employer is liable for damages resulting from an accident caused by negligent use of a cell phone? This is the first cell phone case, which has come to the attention of this writer. And, I say that it's about time!

Whether the hands-free operation of a cell phone prevents accidents is arguable. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 3 percent of cell phone owners are talking while driving at any given time. Of 6 million annually reported car crashes, half are related to driving while distracted, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The AAA suggests that it's not the act of holding the device, but rather the discussion that causes accidents.

Most of us focus on our discussion. And when we're driving and talking, the talking usually commands our attention. Even if you're using a headset, you can still get into an accident. Why? Because, frequently, the conversation prevents you from seeing what's right in front of you! Obviously, your mind is elsewhere.

A small but growing number of companies are publishing guidelines for cell phone use inside the office and the car, as some high-profile liability cases catch the eye of corporate America.

"It's a hot liability topic," says Kathryn Lusby-Treber, executive director of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety in Vienna, Va. "The company is certainly at risk. If they have an employee who's driving for business and they're in a crash, the employer can be held responsible for the crash."

Will these guidelines protect the company? Not necessarily.

In October 2004, Cooley Godward of San Francisco settled a $30 million lawsuit in the death of 15-year-old Naeun Yoon, who was struck and killed in 2000 on a busy highway outside Fairfax, Va., by one of its employees - a lawyer accused of making a business call on her cell phone while driving. After serving a year in jail and surrendering her law license, Jane Wagner was ordered to pay $2 million in damages to Yoon's family by a circuit court jury in Loudoun County, Va.

While the firm's insurance company paid $92,500, the firm was not held liable. However, the case of Yoon v. Cooley, Godward has broader implications. This decision suggests that employers could be vicariously liable for the cell phone-induced distracted driving of their employees. Having a published policy against such use may not help; while one factor to consider, it's insufficient in most cases. There is precedent for this thinking. Just take a look at sexual harassment cases where the firm has a written policy against such actions, but is still held liable for lack of appropriate enforcement activity.

Perhaps the use of cell phones, Blackberries, and other mobile technology should be reexamined to take advantage of their benefits while not exposing our law firms to damages and concomitant loss of reputation.

Source: Ed Poll, January 2005, http://www.abanet.org/lpm/lpt/articles/mtt01051.html

Resources at the Law-Related Education Inventory

The Law-Related Education Inventory has the following items that are useful in working with students on the Constitution. Check out the following:

Lawmaking: Lessons in Law for Young People. This book shows how laws and rules affect life and why it is important to know about them.
Library number 342.04/R44LL.
Elementary/Middle
Road Signs of the Times: The New Look. This kit contains 60 traffic signs printed on both sides of 30 cards. Helps students transfer their meanings and concepts to the "real life" situation.
Library number 343.094/R531r.
Elementary
Traffic Sign Bingo. This game is designed to assist learning of and drill in the recognition of basic traffic signs.
Library Number 343.094/T676t.
Elementary-High School
The Power of Choice: Drinking & Driving. This video goes through hypothetical situations and frank discussion. Michael Prichard talks to teens about how to stay out of - or get out of - drunk driving predicaments while remaining "cool."
Library Number 363.1251/P939d.
Middle School-High School

The Law-Related Education Inventory has many resources to help teach about law-related topics. The Kansas Bar Association and the lawyers in your community sponsor the Law-Related Education Inventory. To order a catalog, call Meg Wickham at the Kansas Bar Association, (785) 234-5696. The clearinghouse will mail free copies of law-related posters, games, mock trials, booklets, lesson plans, and other aids. It is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The director of the Teachers College Resource Center, which houses the Law-Related Education Inventory, Marla Darby, can be reached at Darbymar@esumail.emporia.edu.

Update: The Kansas Bar Association Law-Related Education Clearinghouse Inventory catalog has been updated. To request a new copy, please call Meg Wickham, KBA manager of public services, at (785) 234-5696 or e-mail her at mwickham@ksbar.org.

Ins and Outs of Teen Driving

Did you know? According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, these are the basic ins and outs of teen driving:

To get an Instruction Permit (or "Learner's Permit") you must be 14 years old, have a parent's or guardian's consent if you're under 16, and take a vision test and a written test. With an Instruction Permit, you may drive at any time with a licensed adult driver 18 years old or older. To get a Restricted License, you must have an Instruction Permit for at least six months.

A Farm Permit is for people at least 14 years old but under 16. To get one, you must have the consent of a parent or guardian. You will take a test (including vision, written, and driving) or show a Driver's Ed. completion slip. Before age 16, you must provide an affidavit showing at least 50 hours of driving (10 hours of which are at night), supervised by a licensed driver at least 21 years old. If you do not provide this before age 16, you will remain restricted until age 17 or until you provide the affidavit, whichever comes first.
The Farm Permit allows one to drive to and from school (but not school activities); to, from or in connection with farm-related work; or at any time with a licensed driver 18 years old or older. You may not transport non-sibling minor passengers; this is considered a moving violation.

To get a Restricted Driver's License (Class C or M), you must be 15 years old (but under 16), have a parent's or guardian's consent, have a Driver's Ed. completion slip, and have had an Instruction Permit for at least six months. During those six months, you must have completed at least 25 hours of supervised driving. An additional 25 hours of supervised driving (10 of which are at night) will be required before you turn 16. You can complete all 50 hours anytime after getting the Instruction Permit. If you don't provide this affidavit of 50 driving hours before age 16, you will remain restricted until age 17 or until you provide the affidavit, whichever is first.
With a Restricted License, you can drive to and from school (but not school activities); to, from, or in connection with any employment or farm-related work; or when accompanied by a licensed adult driver 18 years old or older. You may not transport non-sibling minor passengers; this is considered a moving violation. Also, if you are under 16 with a restricted license and are convicted of two or more moving violations, you will remain restricted until age 17.

A Non-Restricted Driver's License (Class C or M) is generally for 16 or 17 year olds. To get one, take a full test (including vision, written, and driving) or show your Driver's Ed. completion slip. You'll also need to provide the affidavit showing at least 50 hours of driving (including 10 hours at night), supervised by a licensed driver at least 21 years old.

DRIVING TIPS

Always buckle your seatbelt! If the car has a passenger-side air bag, do not let children or small teens ride in the front passenger seat. They should be buckled up in the back seat.
Never drive after drinking or taking drugs! Even some over-the-counter drugs can impair driving. Check the warning label before taking them.
Do not drive tired.
Leave tricks and racing to professional drivers. They are trained and operate under controlled conditions you cannot duplicate.
Drive defensively and obey traffic laws and speed limits. You do not own the road, but you do own a car. Protect it, yourself, and others. Watch out for deer, aggressive drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists. Be cautious about assuming what other drivers will do. For example, even if a car’s turn signal is on, wait for the driver to commit to the turn before you pull out in front of him or her. Keep at least a two-second distance away from the vehicle ahead of you.
Headlights make you more visible to others. Use them during dusk, night, dawn, inclement weather, and even daylight on long stretches of roadway.
Learn what to do during severe weather.
Looking away from the road for a few seconds can cause an accident, so avoid distractions. Pull over at a safe spot to talk on the phone, comb your hair or put on make-up, find a different CD, let a bug out of the car, or clean up a mess. If your friends will be distracting passengers, do not drive with them.
A loud stereo can be distracting, make you drive faster than you should, and keep you from hearing a siren or horn. Turn it down to be on the safe side. Never wear headphones while driving.
To go somewhere new, get complete directions and understand them before you go.
Do not drive when you are angry or upset. Strong emotions can distract you or encourage foolish actions.
Learn how to pump your own gas, jump-start a car, and properly maintain your car, e.g. how to check and add oil and windshield washer fluid.
If you are stranded and have a cell phone, dial *47 (*HP) for the nearest Highway Patrol dispatcher or *KTA on the Kansas Turnpike for assistance.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE IN AN ACCIDENT:

Stay calm and stay at the scene. Try to move out of the way of traffic to protect yourself and others.
If someone is hurt, call for emergency assistance and try to help them.
Report the accident to your local police department or sheriff’s office right away.
Exchange insurance information and contact information with the other people involved in the accident. Call your insurance company as soon as you get home.
Find out from the law enforcement officer if it is okay to leave the scene after you have exchanged information. Do not leave without permission.

Lesson Plan #1:

Highway Safety Game Show

Materials and Supplies

Two buzzers/bells with different tones
Question/answer cards for the emcee
Score card
Prizes

Preparation

Prepare opening remarks that will provide highway safety information to aid in responding to the questions.
Set up the room with two tables (one on either side in the front of the room). Place a chair for each contestant at the table. Put one buzzer/bell on each table.

To Play
Select four players for each team. Instruct the players to hit the buzzer/bell if they know the answer. The first team to ring the buzzer/bell will answer the question. If the answer is correct the team receives two points. If the answer is not correct the other team has the opportunity to answer the question. If the second team answers correctly they receive one point. The team with the most points at the end of the allotted time wins.

HIGHWAY SAFETY GAME SHOW

Q: Where is the School Bus Danger Zone?
A: The 10-foot area around the bus.
Q: Why is the 10-foot area around the bus called the Danger Zone?
A: Because the driver can not see children in this area.
Q: How many flashing lights are on every school bus?
A: There are eight flashing lights – four amber and four red.
Q: Why do buses have STOP arms?
A: To catch the motorists attention.
Q: A school bus stops 10 feet from railroad tracks. To safely cross, the bus must travel approximately what distance, and in how much time, when starting from a dead stop?
A: A bus needs to travel 25 feet in 15 seconds.
Q: When the red lights on a school bus are flashing, how far away must a vehicle stop?
A: A vehicle must stop 10 feet away.
Q: When can you resume driving after children leave the school bus?
A: You must wait until all the children reach a place of safety.
Q: When can you pass a school bus with flashing red lights?
A: The only exception is when you approach the school bus on a divided highway, traveling on a separate roadway.
Q: A bicycle is a vehicle; therefore, it must follow all traffic signs and signals. True or False.
A: True.
Q: What safety equipment is required on a bike when you ride at night?
A: A front white headlight, red rear reflector, and amber reflectors on each side.
Q: Where should bicyclists position themselves on the roadway?
A: Bicyclists must ride on the right in the same direction as traffic.
Q: When should you replace your helmet?
A: Helmets must be replaced after a crash, even if there is no visible damage.
Q: How does a bicyclist communicate with other drivers?
A: Bicyclists communicate by using hand signals.
Q: How do bicyclists increase their visibility?
A: Bicyclists are more easily seen when they wear bright colored clothing and use retro reflective material.
Q: What is the correct way to scan for traffic at an intersection?
A: Look left-right-left and over your shoulder for turning vehicles.
Q: What is the first thing to look for when buying a bike helmet?
A: The ANSI, ASTM, or SHELL certification.
Q: When can a bicyclist ride on the left side of the street?
A: Bicyclist may ride on the left, with traffic, on a one-way street.
Q: Name four ways to be safe and predictable on a bike.
A: Always wear a helmet, ride with traffic, obey traffic signs and signals, and signal all turns.
Q: What is the first thing you should say to passengers in your car?
A: Please, buckle up.
Q: What is the proper placement of a safety belt?
A: The proper placement is across the shoulder and low and snug on the hips.
Q: Where do most crashes occur?
A: Most crashes occur within 25 miles of home and under 40 mph.
Q: When will an air bag deploy?
A: Air bags only deploy in frontal or near frontal crashes.
Q: How many collisions are there in a crash?
A: There are three collisions: the vehicle collision, the human collision, and the internal organ collision.
Q: What is your best defense against a drunk driver?
A: The best defense against a drunk driver is to wear your safety belt.
Q: What percent of crashes involve fire or submersion?
A: Less than one-half of 1 percent of all traffic crashes.
Q: Where is the safest place to cross the street?
A: The safest place to cross the street is at the crosswalk.
Q: What is the correct way to scan before crossing the street?
A: Stop, look left-right-left, and over your shoulder for turning traffic.
Q: When there is no sidewalk, where should you walk?
A: Walk facing traffic, as far to the left of the road as possible.
Q: Drivers must yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. True or False.
A: True.
Q:When walking, how can you make yourself more visible at night?
A: Increase your visibility by wearing bright colored clothing, retro reflective material, and carrying a flashlight.
Q: Define jaywalking.
A: Crossing the street at any point other than a crosswalk/corner.
Q: How can you be sure that a driver making a right turn on red sees you?
A: Be certain to make eye contact.
Q: As a driver making a right hand turn, you must only look for a safe traffic gap before turning. True or False.
A: False.
Q:Which of the following have the same amount of alcohol: one shot (1.5 oz.) of alcohol; 5 oz. glass of wine; 12 oz. can of beer; 12 oz. wine cooler.
A: All have the same amount of alcohol.
Q: How long does it take for 1 oz. of alcohol to leave the body?
A: It takes approximately one hour.
Q: What are a few of the ways to spot a drunk driver?
A: A car straddling the center line, weaving, stopping in traffic without a cause.
Q: What is the first driving ability to be affected by alcohol?
A: The first driving ability to be affected is judgement/the ability to think clearly.
Q: What percentage of total crashes involve alcohol?
A: The percentage of total crashes involving alcohol is 50 percent.

Let us know what you think!
If you have any ideas or suggestions for Law Wise topics or lesson plans,
please e-mail Meg Wickham at mwickham@ksbar.org.

Lesson Plan #2:

Traffic Safety Jeopardy

Materials:

Poster board or foam board approximately 25h x 35h
3" x 5" index cards - attach one question in the form of an answer on each card. Also put dollar amounts on index cards.
Heavy stock paper or poster board to make pockets for answer cards and category names.
Paper clips
Play money
Glue or Velcro tabs
Jeopardy questions

Board Set Up:

Use Velcro tabs or glue to attach category names across the top of the board.
Use Velcro tabs or glue to attach five pockets under each category. (Leave opening at top for index cards.)
Paper clip card with dollar amount on the top of each packet.

Play Jeopardy/Double Jeopardy

Student chooses a category and dollar amount. Read the answer card. Have student respond in the form of a question. (Large groups can be divided into teams.)
One daily double can be played during regular jeopardy and two daily doubles can be played during double jeopardy.

School Bus Elementary Questions
$100-Something you always do when getting on or off the bus.
What is hold the handrail?
$200-You must never, ever do this when getting off of the bus.
What is walk behind the bus in the Danger Zone?
$400-At the bus stop you should always do this.
What is stay at least two giant steps back from the side of the road?
$500-Be sure you can see the bus drivers face and they can see you.
What is do this before crossing in front of the bus?

Double Jeopardy
$200-The area 10 feet or 10 giant steps around the bus.
What is the Danger Zone?
$400-The Danger Zone is called this for a reason.
What is because the driver cannot see you when you are this close to the bus?
$600-Look left, then right, then left again.
What is the proper way to cross the street after getting off the bus?
$800-You practice these two times each year to know what to do in an emergency.
What is an evacuation drill?
$1000-He or she is your friend and teacher on the bus.
Who is the bus driver?
$300-Always do this when you ride the bus.
What is sit quietly in your seat?
BONUS**There are eight of these on every school bus.
What are flashing lights - four amber; four red

School Bus Secondary Questions
$100-The ten-foot area around the bus.
What is the Danger Zone?
$200-The Danger Zone is called this for this reason.
What is because the driver cannot see children or small objects in this area?
$300-There are eight of these on every school bus.
What are flashing lights - four amber; four red?
$400-Buses have one of these to attract motorist's attention.
What is a stop arm?
$500-A school bus stops 10 feet from railroad tracks. To safely cross, the school bus must travel approximately what distance, in how much time, when starting from a dead stop.
What is approximately 25 feet and 15 seconds?

Double Jeopardy
$200-As a motorist, meeting or overtaking a school bus with red flashing lights you must take what action.
What is stop at least 10 feet away from the bus?
$400-Until all children reach a place of safety around a school bus the motorist may not do this.
What is resume motion of the vehicle?
$600-The only exception to the rule that drivers must stop for a stopped school bus with flashing red lights.
What is when a driver is on a separate roadway (roadway with a physical barrier or a clearly indicated dividing section)?
BONUS**Concrete median, metal median, nonmountable curbs, concrete mountable curbs, trees or shrubs, rocks or boulders, grass.
What are physical or clearly indicated dividers? (Singing divisors DO NOT create a separate roadway.)

Pedestrian Secondary Questions
$100-The safest place to cross the street.
What is the crosswalk /corner?
$200-Stop, look left-right-left, and over your shoulder for turning traffic.
What is the correct way to scan before crossing the street at an intersection?
$300-This is where you should walk when there is no sidewalk.
What is facing traffic as far to the left of the road as possible?
$400-Make eye contact.
What is the way to be sure the driver making a right hand turn has seen you?
$500-As a driver you must yield to pedestrians using these.
What are crosswalks?

Double Jeopardy
$200-A way to make yourself more visible at night.
What is to wear bright colored clothing, use retroreflective materials, and carry a flashlight?
$400-Stop, look for pedestrians and vehicles, and then turn when it is safe.
What is the correct way to make a right turn on a red light?
$600-Crossing the street at any point other than a crosswalk.
What is jaywalking?
$800-These "additives" can impair your ability to walk safely.
What are drugs, including alcohol?
BONUS**Driveways, neighborhood streets, alleys, and parking lots.
What are common vehicle-related places you may find children playing?

Pedestrian Elementary Questions
$100-Always stop at the curb.
What you should do before entering the street or road?
$200-Stop, look left, look right, look left again.
What is the correct way to cross the street?
$300-Don't just LOOK for traffic, do this too.
What is listen for traffic?
$400-The safest place to cross the street.
What is the crosswalk /corner?
$500-Make eye contact.
What is the way to be sure the driver making a right hand turn has seen you?

Double Jeopardy
$200-A specially marked path for pedestrians crossing a street.
What is a crosswalk?
$400-This is where you should walk when there is no sidewalk.
What is facing traffic as far to the left of the road as possible?
$600-Wear bright colored clothing when walking during the day.
What is to help drivers see you?
$800-Move to the edge of a parked vehicle (if there is no one in the vehicle and the vehicle is not running) and look left-right-left.
What is the way to check for traffic if your vision/view is blocked?
$1000-The traffic signal that tells you to cross the street after you have checked for turning vehicles.
What is the "WALK" signal or "walking pedestrian"?
BONUS**Continue walking and complete crossing the street.
What is what you should do if the "Don't walk" signal begins to flash once you have started to cross the street?

Bicycle Elementary Questions
$100-Made to protect your head in a bike crash.
What is a bicycle helmet?
$200-Place your forearm along the top tube with the elbow touching the seat. Your fingertips should just reach the handlebars. Then straddle the bike. There should be about an inch between the top bar and your crotch.
What are the two ways to measure a bike to assure correct fit?
$300-Bicyclists ride their bikes in this direction.
What is riding in the same direction, with the flow of traffic?
$400-The way a bicyclist lets a car know he/she is turning.
What are hand signals?
$500-Stopping at stop signs and yielding to pedestrians.
What are traffic laws a bicyclist must obey?

Double Jeopardy
$200-Children should not ride in the roadway until they reach this age.
What is 9 years old?
$400-A skill cyclists should use to look and search ahead, back, and around for any traffic hazards.
What is to scan?
$600-ANSI, ASTM, or SHELL certification.
What is the first thing to look for when buying a bicycle helmet?
$800-Always lock your bike when not in use, park your bike where it can easily be seen, take your bike indoors overnight, register your bike with the police department, and record the serial number.
What are ways to protect your bike from being stolen?
$1000-Yell "passing left" or "passing right" and pass on that side.
What is the correct way to pass a pedestrian or bicyclist on a bike path?
BONUS** Always wear a bicycle helmet, ride with traffic, signal all turns, obey all stop signs, and traffic signals.
What are the best ways to be safe on a bike and be predictable in traffic?

Bicycle Secondary Questions
$100-Bicycle is a vehicle and must follow these.
What are all traffic signs and signals?
$200-Safety equipment required by law when riding at night.
What are a front white headlight, a rear red reflector, and an amber reflector on each wheel.
$300-By law, bicyclists must ride on this side of the road.
What is the right side, with traffic?
$400-Designed to cushion a blow to the head; it must meet special safety standards.
What is a bicycle helmet?
$500-The way a bicyclist communicates with another driver.
What is using hand signals?

Double Jeopardy
$200-Helps the bicyclist to be seen by other drivers.
What is to wear bright colored clothing and use reflective materials?
$400-The correct way to scan for traffic at an intersection.
What is look left-right-left and over your shoulder for turning vehicles?
$600-ANSI, ASTM, or SHELL certification.
What is the first thing to look for when buying a bicycle helmet?
$800-The only circumstance when a bicyclist can ride on the left side of the road.
What is a one-way street?
$1000-Always wear a bicycle helmet, ride with traffic, signal all turns, obey all stop signs, and traffic signals.
What are the best ways to be safe on a bike and be predictable in traffic?

Seat Belts Elementary Questions
$100-The first thing you do when you get into a car/vehicle.
What is BUCKLE UP?
$200-Across the pelvic bone; low and snug across your hips.
What is the proper position for wearing a lap belt?
$300-The amount of time needed to buckle your seat belt.
What is three seconds?
$400-This is equal to a fall from a three-story building.
What is the force unleashed in a 30 mph crash?
$500-You, your family, and friends.
Who are the people who suffer the consequences if you are in a car crash and you do not use your safety belt?

Double Jeopardy
$200-Across the shoulder and low and snug against the hips.
What is the proper placement of a safety belt (shoulder/lap belt combination)?
$400-Every time you ride in a car/vehicle.
What is how often or when you should wear your seat belt?
$600-Number of collisions in a crash.
What is three; the first collision is when the car hits an object, the second is when the passenger hits the inside of the car, and the third is when the internal organs hit the skeletal frame?
$800-In the middle position of the back seat, buckled in a safety belt.
What is the safest place for children to be in a crash?
$1000-Your safety belt is your best defense against this kind of driver.
What is a drunk driver?

Seat Belts Secondary Questions
$100-Please, buckle up.
What is the first thing you should say to passengers in your car?
$200-Across the shoulder and low and snug against the hips.
What is the proper placement of a safety belt?
$300-Most occur within 25 miles of home and under 40 miles per hour.
What is where most crashes occur?
$400-Only deploys in a frontal crash.
What is an air bag?

Double Jeopardy
$200-They are uncomfortable; I am a good driver; I only travel at low speeds; I only take short trips.
What are excuses people give for not buckling up?
$400-Number of collisions in a crash.
What is three; the vehicle collision, the human collision, and the internal organ collision?
$800-Your safety belt is your best defense against this kind of driver.
What is a drunk driver?
$1000-The number of crashes involving fire or submersion in water.
What is less than one-half of 1 percent of all traffic crashes?
BONUS**Your chances are 25 times greater of being injured or killed if this happens.
What is being thrown from the vehicle?

Source:

PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
610 Old Lancaster Road
Dayton Building Suite 220
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
- or call -
(215) 520-9123 or 1-800-CAR-BELT (in PA)
“Advocates For Children”

Terrific Technology for Teachers

Check out these great Web sites to help you learn about school traffic safety:

Teen Driver’s License Information – www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/teen/license.htm
Kansas Bicycle Statutes – http://www.ksdot.org/archive/burrail/bike/safety/bicycles.htm
Frequently Asked Questions: Vehicles - Teen Driving – http://www.ksrevenue.org/faqs-dmvteen.htm
Prepared lesson plans to help teach students about safety issues that will be both educational and enjoyable. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/safeschool/teachers/index.html
http://www.ksdot.org/burTrafficEng/sztoolbox/Safe_Routes_to_School.asp
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/safeschool/teachers/plans/jep.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/
http://teachers.askacop.org/driversed.html
http://www.saferoutestoschools.org/lessonplans.html