2023-2024 Get It Together High School Seat Belt Challenge
For over 36 years, Drive Safe Hampton Roads has been recognized as a leader in the field of transportation safety and continues to serve as a resource for information and support at the local, state, and national levels. We are the oldest continuous traffic safety coalition in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The origins of Drive Safe Hampton Roads are rooted in CCATS – Concerned Citizens Advocating Traffic Safety. CCATS was a grassroots coalition whose goal was to increase involvement and awareness in traffic safety. In response to a needs assessment conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicle's Community-Based program in Virginia Beach, CCATS was formed on Monday, May 9, 1988.
In 1995, the Occupant Protection Committee determined that teens were a section of the population that would benefit from seat belt use intervention. The Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge is a way to impact students on a high school level. The challenge started with 10 Virginia Beach high schools in 1995. Peer-to-peer education is a proven successful practice in changing the safety seat belt use behavior among teens. This program is available across Hampton Roads, with invitations sent to fifty-two high schools each year. On average, 20-35 schools actively participate yearly, with materials shared with alternative education schools and private institutions.
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. Together, we have positively influenced the traffic safety habits of over 875,000 students in Hampton Roads. Thank you for supporting the Get It Together Challenge.
2023-2024 Participating Schools: Chesapeake: Indian River High School, Hampton: Kecoughtan High School, Newport News: Menchville High School, Warwick High School, Woodside High School, Norfolk: Norview High School, Portsmouth: Churchland High School, Manor High School, Suffolk: Kings Fork High School, Lakeland High School, Virginia Beach: Bayside High School, Kellam High School, Landstown High School, Ocean Lakes High School, Salem High School, Williamsburg-James City County: Jamestown High School, Lafayette High School, Warhill High School & York County: Tabb High School.
2023-2024 Get It Together Seat Belt Challenge Winners
Silver
Bayside High School - Virginia Beach
Indian River High School (PSA Trophy) - Chesapeake
Kecoughtan High School - Hampton
Kellam High School (PSA Trophy) - Virginia Beach
Jamestown High School - Williamsburg-JCC
Lafayette High School - Williamsburg-JCC
Kings Fork High School - Suffolk
Landstown High School - Virginia Beach
Manor High School - Portsmouth
Norview High School - Norfolk
Ocean Lakes High School - Virginia Beach
Warhill High School - Williamsburg-JCC
Bronze
Churchland High School - Portsmouth
Lakeland High School - Suffolk
Menchville High School - Newport News
Salem High School - Virginia Beach
Warwick High School - Newport News
Woodside High School - Newport News
Challenge Documents & Forms
Get It Together Internet Resources
Virginia Center for Injury Prevention Virginia Department of Education Virginia Driver Education and Traffic Safety (VADETS) Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Virginia Department of Transportation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Highway Transportation Safety Administration National Transportation Safety Board Traffic Safety Marketing US Department of Transportation Car Safety Now Drive Smart Virginia End Distracted Driving Global SchoolNet Foundations Governors Highway Safety Association Hang Up and Drive Insurance Institute for Highway Safety MADD National Highway Traffic Safety Association National Organizations for Youth Safety National Safety Council Network of Employers for Traffic Safety Partners for Safe Teen Driving Phone Down, It’s the Law Safe Kids Worldwide Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Teen Driver Source The Importance of Roadway Safety We Save Lives Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) AAA GEICO GM’s Driver Education Website Progressive Insurance Company State Farm® Emergency Nurse CARE University of NC Highway Safety Research Center Drive Safe Hampton Roads YouTube Channel - playlist for most GIT video resources Virginia DMV Local Heroes Videos - Center for Injury Research and Prevention US Department of Transportation AAA National Safety Council Consumer Reports Randall Siddens’ Story – Distracted Driving Other PSAs
Drive Safe Hampton Roads
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