Buckle up- by Lexi

Lexi is my daughter, and really she is such an amazing young lady! She has a passion to run, play soccer, meet people, and is not afraid to sit next to the "nerd" at school. She told me a story how all the kids were being mean to a girl at school. At lunch time Lexi went over and sat with her. After that the kids no longer made fun of this other girl,

Lexi has such an impact of her classmates. She is a leader, and I know God has amazing plans for her.

She thought is would be fun to make a few video's on how to wear a seat belt, so I hope you enjoy!

Tammy Ohman-Wothe husband's story

When Tammy's husband 19 was in a bad car accident (his friend was driving). The accident happened at a high speed. Both men didn't have their seat belts on & when the car went off the road on a small curve the car went airborne. Her husband went to the floor thinking it would be better, but it seemed like a long time before impact so he thought he should look up. That was when the impact happened & his face became a part of the dash. He suffered great facial injury & broken ribs. The driver did not get thrown from the car but suffered severe chest trauma. Today Tammy's husband has front teeth problems (they are all capped top & bottom & has a very visible large temple scar.

Tammy says her husband now makes sure everyone in the car is buckled before they start the car!

Julie Archibald's daughter Kimberly and her story

On Monday morning, April 22nd, my 20-year-old daughter Kimberly was driving on the interstate to get to her classes at Idaho State University. She suddenly found herself in a snowstorm and hit black ice. At 70 mph her truck rolled twice. She was able to crawl out the window with the help of other motorists. When her dad got to the scene, the officer told him "we would be having this conversation somewhere else had she not had her seat belt on". She lost her shoes and her glasses but literally walked away with just a bump on the head.

 

At the same place Kimberly rolled her car is a cross. Less than one month earlier, a 22-year-old girl rolled her car, was ejected, and died. Kimberly's accident and this young lady's were both at mile marker 83.

 

Here is the story from the Idaho State Police blog:

Shortly before 8:00 PM, March 27th, 2013, Idaho State Police investigated a one-vehicle crash. Sarah Trebilcock, age 22 of Blackfoot was driving north on I15 at milepost 83, 3 miles north of the Fort Hall exit. Trebilcock drifted toward the median, overcorrected to the right, left the roadway, and rolled her vehicle multiple times. She was not wearing her seatbelt and was ejected. Trebilcock was transported by ground ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello where she succumbed to her injuries.  

 

 

Chris Arnold's Seat Belt Story

It happened in a little Northern California town called Meadow Vista. It was a beautiful bright sunny day at 10am and I was on a rural road bringing a Christmas present to my best friend before leaving town for the holidays. It was Dec. 16 1989. What I didn't know is that the sun hadn't hit a particular curve in the road and though I wasn't speeding (I had just barely shifted into third gear), my car began fish tailing as it hit the patch of ice. I was a habitual seat belt wearer and never put my car in gear until I was buckled. That was true this day as every day. As my car whipped out of control, I struggled with the steering wheel but the next thing I knew, I was heading sideways into a telephone pole aiming straight for my face. I ducked toward the passenger's seat and within seconds, the windshield was in my lap and pieces of glass were sprinkling all around me. 

 

When the rescue crews arrived, they told me that they had a helicopter on standby from UC Davis Medical Center because they didn't think I had survived! Though the seat belt is responsible for my broken collar bone, it most definitely saved my life  When I went back to look at the car later, there was a utility pole dent right where my head would have been if I hadn't "ducked," but without a seat belt holding me in place, I also would have likely been smeared all over the interior of the car! Even my youngest son, who is 16, won't put the car in gear until everyone is buckled in!

 

 

Krystal Atchley and her seat belt story

This last year Krystal and her sisters read about a horrible tragedy involving a young man named Brandon Duprie. After reading about the accident and seeing all his amazing family and friends he left behind they contacted his mother Kim and asked if they could somehow help by putting a car wash to raise awareness for the importance of wearing your seat belt. Since the car wash they have become close to his family and friends and have also realized how fragile life can be. 

Krystal and her sisters would like to continue to raise awareness every year to get the word out there that Seat belts actually do SAVE lives and hopefully get the point across to save other young adults. So this year in Honor of Brandon R. Duprie and his amazing family and friends who have impacted their lives in ways words could not describe, they came together and decided to do a spaghetti feed and also another car wash. All proceeds are going toward purchasing "Seat belts Save Lives" signs at Brandon's crash site and they will be teaming up with Work Sports and Outdoors, an outdoor apparel store, to start an annual fishing derby for less fortunate kids!!!!  Krystal says “It’s an amazing feeling helping out a family we didn’t even know and this whole thing has seriously taken off! SEATBELTS DO SAVE LIVES!!!!”

T-Shirt Contest

1^st  ANNUAL SEAT BELT CHALLENGE  2013 T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
 
You are invited to design the artwork for the Seat Belt Challenge T-shirt. The winning design will be printed on the t-shirts given to all seat belt challenge participants, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries.

Design Instructions       

Artwork must be designed to promote the Seat Belt Challenge and seat belt use in general. Designs should include a seat belt and reference to the challenge.

• Create a single color design that will fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.
• All other aspects are open to the artist’s interpretation.

Judging Criteria  

• Effectiveness in promoting the seat belt challenge
• Creativity, imagination and originality
• Neatness, presentation and overall appearance       

Awards

• 1st place - $100.00
• 2nd place - $ 75.00
• 3rd place - $ 50.00

The 1st place design will be printed on this year's seat belt challenge t-shirt.

Submission Instructions

Original artwork must be received no later than Sunday June 2^nd 2013

Mail to: Autumn Short

2422 12^th Ave RD #134

Nampa, ID 83686

Include your name, and phone number. Use a padded envelope and write "Do Not Bend" on it to protect your design.

All submissions become the property of the ID Highway Safety Agency and Autumn Short

Questions about the contest or the seat belt challenge?

Contact Autumn Short at  Autumn_Short@aol.com

DID YOU KNOW????

Traffic crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities, accounting for 44% of teen deaths in the U.S.

• Young drivers are involved in fatal crashes at more than twice the rate of all others
• The first year for a newly licensed teenage driver is the most dangerous, with more than one in five involved in crashes
• Each year nearly 6,000 teens are killed in vehicular accidents; more than 3,800 are drivers aged 15-20
• Annually, more than 326,000 young drivers are seriously injured
• 116 young drivers were killed in Colorado in 2007; 86 (74%) were not wearing safety belts; 56 of these were ejected from the vehicle
• More than half the deaths occurred between Friday and Sunday; 41% occurred between 9:00pm and 6:00am
• Exceeding the posted speed limit or driving at an unsafe speed is the most common error in fatal teenage accidents
• More than 1,000 young drivers lose their lives each year in crashes because of an impaired driver, be it themselves or someone else
• Although this group represents about 7% of the nations’ licensed drivers, they are involved in nearly 15% of all fatal crashes

T-Shirt Contest

1^st  ANNUAL SEAT BELT CHALLENGE  2013 T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
  
You are invited to design the artwork for the Seat Belt Challenge T-shirt. The winning design will be printed on the t-shirts given to all seat belt challenge participants, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 entries.

Design Instructions       

Artwork must be designed to promote the Seat Belt Challenge and seat belt use in general. Designs should include a seat belt and reference to the challenge.

• Create a single color design that will fit on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper.
• All other aspects are open to the artist’s interpretation.

Judging Criteria  

• Effectiveness in promoting the seat belt challenge
• Creativity, imagination and originality
• Neatness, presentation and overall appearance       

Awards

• 1st place - $100.00
• 2nd place - $ 75.00
• 3rd place - $ 50.00

The 1st place design will be printed on this year's seat belt challenge t-shirt.

Submission Instructions

Original artwork must be received no later than Sunday June 2^nd 2013

Mail to: Autumn Short

2422 12^th Ave RD #134

Nampa, ID 83686

Include your name, and phone number. Use a padded envelope and write "Do Not Bend" on it to protect your design.

All submissions become the property of the ID Highway Safety Agency and Autumn Short

Questions about the contest or the seat belt challenge?

Contact Autumn Short at  Autumn_Short@aol.com