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CARTEENS
Who Needs Safe Drivers?
Families, friends, schools and communities all need safe drivers. Ohio 4-H CARTEENS (Caution and Responsibility Teens) and other vehicular safety education activities have proven to be valuable tools in educating Ohio's teen drivers and saving lives on Ohio roads. In addition, communities are strengthened by bringing together teens and adults representing local agencies and organizations that are working to address this need.
Warren County 4-H has a significant opportunity to positively change young people's driving habits. Last year 681 first time traffic offenders were referred to the program by the Juvenile Court.
Program Information
The "CAR" in CARTEENS stands for "Caution and Responsibility." The seminar covers the topics of driving with intelligence, using seat belts, insurance rates, peer pressure, safe driving tips, defensive driving. and road rage. The wide variety of topics are covered through group discussions, speeches, role-playing and films.
The "TEENS" in CarTeens stands for the teens who plan and present the program. CarTeens teachers come from nearly all the high schools in the county. Several of them have been through the program as participants and felt strongly enough to volunteer.
Objectives of CarTeens:
- Understand the ramifications of driving under the influence
- Correct their reckless driving habits and reduce their road rage
- Systematically wear their seat belt while driving
- Reduce their speed behind the wheel
- Recognize the hazardous road conditions created by weather
- Increase their awareness of Ohio's traffic laws and signs
- Curb their inattentive behaviors while behind the wheel
- Appreciate the life-altering experiences people have who have committed a DUI
2008 Scheduled Dates
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January 10 |
May 8 |
September 11 |
All dates are Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Programs are held at the Warren County One Stop Center at 300 East Silver Street in Lebanon.
Cooperating Organizations
- Ohio State Highway Patrol - Lebanon Post
- Warren County Juvenile Court
- Warren County 4-H Youth Development
Fatal Facts
In the State of Ohio in 2006:
- 163 people between the ages of 16-20 were killed in traffic accidents - 103 of those killed were drivers.
- There were 20,544 teenages injured - 13,821 were drivers.
- Teen drivers were involved in 84,246 crashes.
From the Ohio State Dept. of Public Safety - Crash Reports
National Data for 2005:
- Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death among American teens. Crashes account for 36% of all deaths of 16-19 year olds.
- Across the U.S., 5,228 teens lost their life in crashes.
- Sixty-one percent of teenage passenger deaths occurred in crashes in which another teenager was driving.
- The risk of crash involvement per mile driven among 16-19 year-olds is 4 times the risk among older drivers.
- Fifty-four percent of teenage motor vehicle deaths occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Half of teenage motor vehicle deaths occurred between 3 pm and midnight.
- About 2 out of every 3 teenagers killed in motor vehicle crashes were males.
From the latest facts on teen fatalities in the U.S. at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety website.
Contact Us
If you would like to learn more about our CarTeens program, please contact Kara Colvin, Extension Educator at colvin.53@osu.edu.
