By Maddison Graham We all hear, Don’t Drink and Drive, but something that people don’t always talk about is drugged driving. Driving under the influence of illicit or prescription drugs can be just as dangerous as driving drunk. In 2016, roughly 45% of all drivers killed in a fatal driving accident tested positive for drug […]
#GameDay Safety Tips
By Maddison Graham Hello, Fall. You bring us mountains of joy through the cooler weather, the orange and red colors of the leaves, but most importantly, COLLEGE FOOTBALL. This sport brings people together from across the State of Texas to gather in large parking lots where football fans consume excessive amounts of burgers and beer. […]
Don’t Take the First Signs of Driver Fatigue for Granted
The Sleep Foundation remarks that sleep-deprived drivers are the cause of more than 6,400 casualties and 50,000 injuries on American highways. Studies show that sleep deprivation can affect motorists’ judgment, reflexes, and reaction times, effectively making them unfit to drive a motor vehicle. We discussed previously here on U in The Driver Seat how drowsy driving is […]
College Youth Engage in 2018 Traffic Safety Symposium
The U in the Driver Seat (UDS) Program at Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) held its annual U in the Driver Seat Symposium in Richardson, Texas, April 6-7, 2018. With the support of both public and private entities, the Symposium was available at no cost to over one hundred college-aged students representing ten different colleges […]
2017-2018 Symposium Video Challenge
At the 2017-2018 U in the Driver Seat Symposium, attendees were asked to participate in a 60-second video challenge. College teams had one week to complete the video and garner social media engagements for a quarter of their final score. Teams were also scored on creativity, messaging, and video quality. The theme for this year’s […]
How alcohol affects driving ability
Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, impairing thinking, reasoning and muscle coordination. All these abilities are essential to operating a vehicle safely. As alcohol levels rise in a person’s system, the negative effects on the central nervous system increase, too. Alcohol is absorbed directly through the walls of the stomach […]
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