Participate in National Passenger Safety Week - Last week in January Annually
National Passenger Safety Week, January 20-27, 2025
U.S. roadway deaths are rising again at an alarming rate. People are still driving recklessly. Drunk, drugged and distracted driving are on the rise. Just telling people to drive safely isn’t enough. We need to do more. We can do more! Passengers need to play a more active role in their own safety and that of others.
Statistics in 2022 show:
14.4% of all roadway fatalities were passengers in passenger vehicles.
24% of deaths in passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, and minivans) were passengers.
6,122 vehicle passengers were killed in crashes.
56% of the deaths of teenage passengers in passenger vehicles occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager. Among deaths of passengers of all ages, 15% occurred when a teenager was driving.
That is why We Save Lives and the National Road Safety Foundation launched The National Passenger Safety Campaign, bringing together 60 other organizations that believe that it’s time to focus on the passenger, and not just the driver. The goal is to promote safe driving practices and prevent unsafe ones by empowering passengers to SPEAK UP when their lives are in danger due to a reckless driver.
In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) added the campaign to their national calendar. National Passenger Safety Week is now an ongoing event, the last week in January of every year.
Passengers can make a difference. One courageous voice can change one deadly choice!
Join this national campaign. There are many options on how to implement it.
Download the Tool Kit Here.
Download How Teens Can Take Action One-Pager Here.
Ideas (Complete 1 or more activities):
Download and share the social media graphics. Be sure to include Oklahoma Challenge in the tags.
Share any of the available videos on social media or on school tv.
Hold a drive to get students/parents/faculty/community to sign The Courage to Intervene promise online. Flyer available for download.
Submit the press release to your local newspaper.
Send home the Parent Checklist to parents of new or soon-to-be new drivers.
Be creative - Come up with your own approach!
• Take photos - include when you submit points
• Tag us on social media too!
Is This Activity Online, In-person, or both: Both
Cost: Free
Point Value: 100 - 600
Submission Instructions: To get your points
Complete the activity as described above.
Take photos/video of students participating in the activity.
Click "Submit Points."
Fill out the online submission COMPLETELY
Enter the name and email of the submitter
Upload your photos/video and a brief description of the activity (including the date of completion and any people pictured in the photo).
Schools must take new photos with and submit these pictures to earn points again for the current year.
We will be updating the Leaderboard weekly. Please have patience if your points do not show immediately.
Share photos and videos to school social media sites and tag Oklahoma Challenge and sponsoring safety organization.
Facebook #okchallenge or @OklahomaChallengeDistractedDriving
Instagram @oklahomachallenge or #okchallenge
About/Contact Information:
Contact Name: Lori Lovett
Email: info@oklahomachallenge.org
Organization: Educational Alternatives - Oklahoma Challenge
About Your Organization: The Oklahoma Challenge was created in 1984 to address the dangers of teen drunk driving and encourage young drivers to wear their seat belts. Following great success in these areas, Oklahoma Challenge turned its attention to a rising concern - the dire problem of distracted driving, especially among people 15-20 years-old. Working in partnership with the Oklahoma student groups, the Oklahoma Challenge has endeavored to educate teens about the dangers of engaging in distracting activities - such as texting, talking on the phone, and applying make-up - while driving. From the beginning, the Oklahoma Challenge has been unique from other initiatives in that it empowers student leaders to go back to their schools and put on the awareness activities themselves – teen to teen. By focusing on peer-to-peer communications instead of an adult-driven campaign, the messages about the dangers of distracted driving are more likely to make a lasting impact. In fact, research shows 44 percent of teen drivers say that they would be thankful if a passenger complained about their texting while driving.
Organization Website: https://oklahomachallenge.org
Submit Points
National Passenger Safety Week, January 20-27, 2025
U.S. roadway deaths are rising again at an alarming rate. People are still driving recklessly. Drunk, drugged and distracted driving are on the rise. Just telling people to drive safely isn’t enough. We need to do more. We can do more! Passengers need to play a more active role in their own safety and that of others.
Statistics in 2022 show:
14.4% of all roadway fatalities were passengers in passenger vehicles.
24% of deaths in passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, and minivans) were passengers.
6,122 vehicle passengers were killed in crashes.
56% of the deaths of teenage passengers in passenger vehicles occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager. Among deaths of passengers of all ages, 15% occurred when a teenager was driving.
That is why We Save Lives and the National Road Safety Foundation launched The National Passenger Safety Campaign, bringing together 60 other organizations that believe that it’s time to focus on the passenger, and not just the driver. The goal is to promote safe driving practices and prevent unsafe ones by empowering passengers to SPEAK UP when their lives are in danger due to a reckless driver.
In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) added the campaign to their national calendar. National Passenger Safety Week is now an ongoing event, the last week in January of every year.
Passengers can make a difference. One courageous voice can change one deadly choice!
Join this national campaign. There are many options on how to implement it.
Download the Tool Kit Here.
Download How Teens Can Take Action One-Pager Here.
Ideas (Complete 1 or more activities):
Download and share the social media graphics. Be sure to include Oklahoma Challenge in the tags.
Share any of the available videos on social media or on school tv.
Hold a drive to get students/parents/faculty/community to sign The Courage to Intervene promise online. Flyer available for download.
Submit the press release to your local newspaper.
Send home the Parent Checklist to parents of new or soon-to-be new drivers.
Be creative - Come up with your own approach!
• Take photos - include when you submit points
• Tag us on social media too!
Is This Activity Online, In-person, or both: Both
Cost: Free
Point Value: 100 - 600
Submission Instructions: To get your points
Complete the activity as described above.
Take photos/video of students participating in the activity.
Click "Submit Points."
Fill out the online submission COMPLETELY
Enter the name and email of the submitter
Upload your photos/video and a brief description of the activity (including the date of completion and any people pictured in the photo).
Schools must take new photos with and submit these pictures to earn points again for the current year.
We will be updating the Leaderboard weekly. Please have patience if your points do not show immediately.
Share photos and videos to school social media sites and tag Oklahoma Challenge and sponsoring safety organization.
Facebook #okchallenge or @OklahomaChallengeDistractedDriving
Instagram @oklahomachallenge or #okchallenge
About/Contact Information:
Contact Name: Lori Lovett
Email: info@oklahomachallenge.org
Organization: Educational Alternatives - Oklahoma Challenge
About Your Organization: The Oklahoma Challenge was created in 1984 to address the dangers of teen drunk driving and encourage young drivers to wear their seat belts. Following great success in these areas, Oklahoma Challenge turned its attention to a rising concern - the dire problem of distracted driving, especially among people 15-20 years-old. Working in partnership with the Oklahoma student groups, the Oklahoma Challenge has endeavored to educate teens about the dangers of engaging in distracting activities - such as texting, talking on the phone, and applying make-up - while driving. From the beginning, the Oklahoma Challenge has been unique from other initiatives in that it empowers student leaders to go back to their schools and put on the awareness activities themselves – teen to teen. By focusing on peer-to-peer communications instead of an adult-driven campaign, the messages about the dangers of distracted driving are more likely to make a lasting impact. In fact, research shows 44 percent of teen drivers say that they would be thankful if a passenger complained about their texting while driving.
Organization Website: https://oklahomachallenge.org
Submit Points
National Passenger Safety Week, January 20-27, 2025
U.S. roadway deaths are rising again at an alarming rate. People are still driving recklessly. Drunk, drugged and distracted driving are on the rise. Just telling people to drive safely isn’t enough. We need to do more. We can do more! Passengers need to play a more active role in their own safety and that of others.
Statistics in 2022 show:
14.4% of all roadway fatalities were passengers in passenger vehicles.
24% of deaths in passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs, pickups, vans, and minivans) were passengers.
6,122 vehicle passengers were killed in crashes.
56% of the deaths of teenage passengers in passenger vehicles occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager. Among deaths of passengers of all ages, 15% occurred when a teenager was driving.
That is why We Save Lives and the National Road Safety Foundation launched The National Passenger Safety Campaign, bringing together 60 other organizations that believe that it’s time to focus on the passenger, and not just the driver. The goal is to promote safe driving practices and prevent unsafe ones by empowering passengers to SPEAK UP when their lives are in danger due to a reckless driver.
In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) added the campaign to their national calendar. National Passenger Safety Week is now an ongoing event, the last week in January of every year.
Passengers can make a difference. One courageous voice can change one deadly choice!
Join this national campaign. There are many options on how to implement it.
Download the Tool Kit Here.
Download How Teens Can Take Action One-Pager Here.
Ideas (Complete 1 or more activities):
Download and share the social media graphics. Be sure to include Oklahoma Challenge in the tags.
Share any of the available videos on social media or on school tv.
Hold a drive to get students/parents/faculty/community to sign The Courage to Intervene promise online. Flyer available for download.
Submit the press release to your local newspaper.
Send home the Parent Checklist to parents of new or soon-to-be new drivers.
Be creative - Come up with your own approach!
• Take photos - include when you submit points
• Tag us on social media too!
Is This Activity Online, In-person, or both: Both
Cost: Free
Point Value: 100 - 600
Submission Instructions: To get your points
Complete the activity as described above.
Take photos/video of students participating in the activity.
Click "Submit Points."
Fill out the online submission COMPLETELY
Enter the name and email of the submitter
Upload your photos/video and a brief description of the activity (including the date of completion and any people pictured in the photo).
Schools must take new photos with and submit these pictures to earn points again for the current year.
We will be updating the Leaderboard weekly. Please have patience if your points do not show immediately.
Share photos and videos to school social media sites and tag Oklahoma Challenge and sponsoring safety organization.
Facebook #okchallenge or @OklahomaChallengeDistractedDriving
Instagram @oklahomachallenge or #okchallenge
About/Contact Information:
Contact Name: Lori Lovett
Email: info@oklahomachallenge.org
Organization: Educational Alternatives - Oklahoma Challenge
About Your Organization: The Oklahoma Challenge was created in 1984 to address the dangers of teen drunk driving and encourage young drivers to wear their seat belts. Following great success in these areas, Oklahoma Challenge turned its attention to a rising concern - the dire problem of distracted driving, especially among people 15-20 years-old. Working in partnership with the Oklahoma student groups, the Oklahoma Challenge has endeavored to educate teens about the dangers of engaging in distracting activities - such as texting, talking on the phone, and applying make-up - while driving. From the beginning, the Oklahoma Challenge has been unique from other initiatives in that it empowers student leaders to go back to their schools and put on the awareness activities themselves – teen to teen. By focusing on peer-to-peer communications instead of an adult-driven campaign, the messages about the dangers of distracted driving are more likely to make a lasting impact. In fact, research shows 44 percent of teen drivers say that they would be thankful if a passenger complained about their texting while driving.
Organization Website: https://oklahomachallenge.org
Submit Points