Materials have been distributed to all SADD chapters with instructions on forming partnerships with law enforcement, the courts, parents, private businesses and other important community entities. Develop and Test Messages to Deter Drinking and Driving This report compiles a series of focus group results conducted in 1998 with both underage teens and young adults of legal age. The message strategies that tested best can be incorporated into local public service campaigns and other public information. The program is intended to build awareness and educate youth on traffic safety issues. The Traffic Safety Box is a CD Rom-based program that provides the student with an opportunity to interact and learn about highway safety through a series of interactive exercises.
Topics covered include alcohol, occupant protection, speeding, and zero tolerance.
SADD State Training Coordinators have been trained in the Traffic Safety Box program and will implement programs within their schools in the fall 1999. The program has documented very low recidivism rates. This annual publication provides information about the latest statistics regarding alcohol-related fatalities and alcohol use for the ages 15 through 20. It contains pullout graphs and other information for use in presentations. Programs are being implemented in Colorado, Florida, Alabama, Arizona, and Missouri.