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November 24, 2020

Check out our new Drowsy Driving Toolkit

We’ve got a new digital toolkit that focuses on drowsy driving! Learn about the risks associated with driving drowsy and late at night. We also have a social media toolkit that you can use on your social media pages! >>Check it out HERE

Article by Andrea Chacon / activities, digital resources, drowsy driving

November 20, 2020

Drowsy Driving Toolkit

Downloadable resources to support pedestrian safety education. Don’t forget to submit an activity form for All-Star points and tag us on social media @UDriverSeat. Importance of Sleep: Drowsy Driving Social Media Toolkit DOWNLOAD Check out our Giphy Account HERE NHTSA Resources and information on Drowsy Driving HERE UDS Nighttime & Drowsy Driving Video

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November 18, 2020

Form Healthy Habits Now

By Caitlyn Cristina It is getting to that point in the year where students are staying up later and later to study or work on schoolwork. Midterms and finals are right around the corner and a healthy sleeping schedule seems impossible. However, when the weekend starts, it’s time to cut loose and have some fun while possibly having […]

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January 31, 2020

All the Signs Were Ignored

A week before I was going to take the driving test to get my license, a man ran a yield sign and T-boned my car. It was around 7:30 in the morning and he said he was tired and didn’t see the sign, he was also using his phone to navigate to wherever he was […]

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November 18, 2019

Holiday Hacks, Safe Driving Edition

As we all know the holidays are approaching, which means we get to spend time with loved ones. However, other things come with the Holidays including packed malls, road trips to grandma’s house, and aggressive drivers. Before you go home or travel for the holidays, here are some Tips & Tricks for the road. Walk […]

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August 16, 2018

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 […]

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