As reported by Ford
Dearborn, Mich. – Teens across the country are using their creative talents to write and record music with an important message: what can we do about the leading cause of death in our generation?
More than 6,000 young lives are lost on American roads each year. Ford Driving Skills for Life, an award winning driver's education program developed by Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association, created a "Belt it Out: Sing for Safety" safe driving campaign to encourage teens to compose songs with safe driving messages. Winners will receive up to $5,000 each.
Ford Driving Skills for Life emphasizes four key skill areas: speed management, space management, vehicle handling and hazard recognition. Experts have identified the lack of these skills to be the cause of approximately 60 percent of vehicle crashes for newly licensed drivers ages 16-19. Ford Driving Skills for Life has reached hundreds of thousands of teens online through interactive training and thousands more in hands-on driving events around the country.
Entries from the ten finalists are posted on www.drivingskillsforlife.com. Members of the public can help select the winners by voting online for their favorite songs.
The finalists are from high schools in Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee; four are solo artists and the rest are comprised of bands with 4 or 5 students.
The top five vote getters will advance to the final round of the competition on May 1. Kate Voegele, Ford Driving Skills for Life spokesperson and popular singer, songwriter and actress, will select the top three winners. An announcement of the winners will be made June 1.
"As a father of a young adult, I know first-hand a parent's worry when new drivers take to the road," said Jim Graham, Manager, Ford Driving Skills for Life. "It is gratifying to see teenagers excited about learning and sharing safe driving messages and to hear the heartfelt thanks of parents."
Ford Driving Skills for Life was created in 2003 in partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Association. It is one of the nation's most comprehensive teen driver safety programs. In addition to hands-on events, it offers learning tools such as an interactive Web site (www.drivingskillsforlife.com) with learning modules, quizzes, car care and driving tip videos and games. Free educator packets are available for students, parents, educators and community organizations. Tailored programs can be created to meet the specific needs of communities and schools
Dearborn, Mich. – Teens across the country are using their creative talents to write and record music with an important message: what can we do about the leading cause of death in our generation?
More than 6,000 young lives are lost on American roads each year. Ford Driving Skills for Life, an award winning driver's education program developed by Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association, created a "Belt it Out: Sing for Safety" safe driving campaign to encourage teens to compose songs with safe driving messages. Winners will receive up to $5,000 each.
Ford Driving Skills for Life emphasizes four key skill areas: speed management, space management, vehicle handling and hazard recognition. Experts have identified the lack of these skills to be the cause of approximately 60 percent of vehicle crashes for newly licensed drivers ages 16-19. Ford Driving Skills for Life has reached hundreds of thousands of teens online through interactive training and thousands more in hands-on driving events around the country.
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Entries from the ten finalists are posted on www.drivingskillsforlife.com. Members of the public can help select the winners by voting online for their favorite songs.
The finalists are from high schools in Hawaii, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee; four are solo artists and the rest are comprised of bands with 4 or 5 students.
The top five vote getters will advance to the final round of the competition on May 1. Kate Voegele, Ford Driving Skills for Life spokesperson and popular singer, songwriter and actress, will select the top three winners. An announcement of the winners will be made June 1.
"As a father of a young adult, I know first-hand a parent's worry when new drivers take to the road," said Jim Graham, Manager, Ford Driving Skills for Life. "It is gratifying to see teenagers excited about learning and sharing safe driving messages and to hear the heartfelt thanks of parents."
Ford Driving Skills for Life was created in 2003 in partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Association. It is one of the nation's most comprehensive teen driver safety programs. In addition to hands-on events, it offers learning tools such as an interactive Web site (www.drivingskillsforlife.com) with learning modules, quizzes, car care and driving tip videos and games. Free educator packets are available for students, parents, educators and community organizations. Tailored programs can be created to meet the specific needs of communities and schools