RED RIBBON WEEK
When is Red Ribbon Week?
October 23-31
What is the national week that SADD promotes to help teens make safer choices while driving?
National Teen Driver Safety Week
If your friend was on their phone and driving, what should you do?
Tell them that you feel unsafe and they need to put 100% of their focus on the road (take away the phone/no distractions)
What is the main goal of Red Ribbon Week?
To educate and highlight the importance of living a drug-free life
What is SADD’s program that focuses on encouraging safe driving practices?
Rock the Belt
How many courses are there on MySADD?
12!
Drug use needs to be continued for an extended period of time before the drug will cause fatal reactions to the body.
False. Drug use triggers the brain to send wrong signals through the body which can cause a person to stop breathing, have a heart attack or initiate a coma. This can happen the first time a drug is consumed.
What is the leading cause of death for teenagers in the US?
accidents/motor vehicle fatality
What are the names of the 7 SADD mobility safety programs?
Passport to Safe Driving, Rock the Belt, Chain of Life, U R the Key, Textless Live More, Hispanic Distracted Driving Project
True or False: Red Ribbon Week started in 1985.
True
What is the most common factor in teen driving accidents?
speeding and distractions
How long does it take to read or send a text while driving?
5 seconds (a.k.a. too long!!)
What state held the first Red Ribbon Week?
California
By how many times can texting while driving increase your risk of getting into a car crash?
23 times
Why was Red Ribbon Week created?
Red Ribbon Week was created after drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985