Philbrook Julie K, Franke-Wilson Nancy A
Trauma Services Department, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415, USA.
J Trauma. 2009 Jul;67(1 Suppl):S67-9. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181a6f119.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. In 2007, 48 youth between the ages of 15 years and 19 years died in traffic crashes and almost 4,780 were injured in Minnesota. Of those killed, only 42.8% of teens were wearing their seat belt. The Drive Smart Challenge is a 4-week peer lead safety campaign with the goal to increase safe driving habits for high school age students.
The 4-week challenge begins with a seat belt check of teen drivers and their front seat passengers at the school's parking lot. Each school's student-leadership group then selected and implemented at least eight Smart Driving interventions from a manual they are provided. A post seat belt check is conducted at the conclusion of the challenge.
In 2008, 11 schools agreed to participate in the challenge. More than 21,000 students were exposed to the safe driving messages through public address announcements, posters, mock car crashes, mothers against drunk driving car demonstrations, parent contracts, guest speakers, student developed videos, and web sites. In the end, all the schools documented an increase in seat belt use. The most improved school documented a 15% increase.
The Drive Smart Challenge is an effective way to get teens involved in a safe driving campaign. Further studies should be done to determine how often teen drivers and their passengers need to be exposed to the messages of the Drive Smart Challenge in order for optimal effectiveness in behavior and attitude change.
机动车碰撞是青少年死亡的主要原因。2007年，明尼苏达州有48名15至19岁的青少年死于交通事故，近4780人受伤。在这些死亡者中，只有42.8%的青少年系了安全带。“明智驾驶挑战”是一项为期四周的由同龄人主导的安全活动，目标是提高高中学生的安全驾驶习惯。
为期四周的挑战从在学校停车场对青少年驾驶员及其前排乘客进行安全带检查开始。然后，每个学校的学生领导团队从提供给他们的一本手册中选择并实施至少八项明智驾驶干预措施。在挑战结束时进行一次安全带检查。
2008年，11所学校同意参与该挑战。超过21000名学生通过广播通知、海报、模拟车祸、反对酒后驾车母亲组织的汽车演示、家长合同、客座演讲者、学生制作的视频和网站接触到了安全驾驶信息。最终，所有学校都记录了安全带使用情况的增加。改善最明显的学校记录显示增加了15%。
“明智驾驶挑战”是让青少年参与安全驾驶活动的有效方式。应进一步开展研究，以确定青少年驾驶员及其乘客需要多久接触一次“明智驾驶挑战”的信息，才能在行为和态度改变方面达到最佳效果。
