Collaborating in Traffic Safety Deena Liska, Motor Vehicle Safety Coordinator

Crossroads Teen Driving

• Crossroads Teen Driving is a program of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

• We partner with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and State Farm

• Our second year working with the Wisconsin’s Career and Technical Student Organizations

National recognition

•Presented our partnership in November at national conference for injury prevention professionals•Schools shared their work at the Governor’s Conference on Highway Safety in August

Pilot components

• Routed to students through State Advisers

• Survey monkey application • Scoring rubric• Funding offered

Badger High School

Badger High School FCCLA made an interactive SMART board lesson to teach students at Star Center Elementary about the importance of seatbelt safety. They then made seatbelt pillows to motivate students to buckle up!

South Milwaukee High School

South Milwaukee FCCLA and HOSA organized a school assembly with activist Valetta Bradford, whose child was injured by a distracted driver. They followed up with simulators, safe driving pledges, and shirts with their pledge message.

Appleton North DECA

This year….

Alma Center Lincoln FBLA/FCCLA/FFALake Geneva Badger FCCLA/SkillsUSA

Sun Prairie DECA/HOSA

Quick wins

•Put message table tents in the lunchroom•Choose a campaign color and a day for students to wear it •Share reasons why teens are thankful for being able to drive •Put flyers on windshields in the school lot•Host a congratulation breakfast for new drivers

5 risk areas

Focus on areas that are the greatest risks to new drivers:

• Distracted Driving• Seat Belt Use• Speeding• Impaired Driving• Passengers

Evaluation

•What has changed?•How do you know? •Prove it!!

Contact us

Deena LiskaMotor Vehicle Safety Coordinator Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Health620 South 76th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214Ph: 414-231-4893 Fax: 414-231-4947 Email: dliska@chw.org View our website: crossroadsteendriving.orgLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter