Have parking lot attendants check drivers and passengers as they enter and leave the lot. Different departments or shifts can compete for the highest use rate. Offer awards for the winners. Request first-person accounts of how safety belts, car seats, and motorcycle or bicycle helmets saved the lives of employees and their family members. Sponsor a brown-bag lunch and invite a speaker from your local highway safety office, police department, or fire station to discuss highway safety issues.
Summer Promote the use of safety belts in paycheck stuffers.
Remind employees to always obey posted speed limits and not to drink and drive, especially during the busy vacation season between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Host a company picnic, and as employees and their families arrive, give a reward to each person who is wearing a safety belt, using child safety seats, or wearing a motorcycle or bicycle helmet. Sponsor a contest in which the children of employees develop traffic safety messages for Father 's Day. Post the entries so that they are visible to employees and visitors. Judge the entries by age group and present the winners with coloring books, free movie passes, or T-shirts.