In Wicomico County, there is an average of 585 total crashes per year involving Young Drivers (ages 16-21). There is an average of 3 fatalities and 407 injuries per year for Young Drivers as well.*
To combat these statistics, the Wicomico Highway Safety Task Force is hosting a “Mock Crash” at Parkside High School and seniors from Bennett High School will also be attending. This event is scheduled for May 1, 2009 and will begin at 8:30 am and will show the effects of drinking and driving and of not wearing a seat belt.
In a “Mock Crash” two cars are placed as if they have crashed and local agencies such as the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, Salisbury City Police, Salisbury Fire Dept and MSP Aviation respond as if the crash is real. Students will get to see what really happens at a crash scene. They will even see a crash victim taken away in a hearse.
Immediately following the crash, there will be an assembly in the auditorium where Sheriff Mike Lewis and other local people will speak about how crashes have impacted their lives.
There are 4 proms this weekend alone. The hope is that this demonstration will have an impact on the students who watch it and the ones who hear about it from their friends.
For more information contact,
Karen Waggoner
Community Traffic Safety Program Safety Coordinator
* Maryland Highway Safety Office
6 comments:
Sherrifs Office does a Great Job
in our community. This is
an example of the ideas they
bring forth to promote wise
decisions from our young people.
We are most fortunate to have
Mr Lewis & his officers. EW
Walk the kids threw the Holly center or the morge and let them see how the human body adapts to crushing metal.
Anon 10:14 has the better idea. Karen, my lovely niece, while the intentions are good, this will be about as effective as watching a play or a tv show. Teens tend to think they are immortal; that kind of thing would never happen to them, in their minds. I think the most the kids will get out of it is, "Hey! We get to skip a class to watch a pretend crash!"
Far better idea (thank you. 10:14): have then visit real victims of real crashes. Let these real victims tell their real stories. Then the kids will see what reality is.
I drive everyday. THey have learned nothing, i was coming down the bay bridge the other day and there was 2 way traffic on it at the time,sure someone started to pass coming head on to me ,ye i drive a tractor trailer and i was not about to try and miss them and run off the bridge and kill myself.
So as they went by she was probably around 18 on the cell phone and give me the finger.
The finger did not hurt much, but if she had not have made the illegal pass she would have seen the morge.
Please tell your little brats that dead is for ever and im not running off the bridge for them.
12:41pm, I have 2 teenagers at home right now who would rather have me drive them everywhere which is sometimes a pain and I love them dearly, but I'd rather have you-an experienced driver on the alert-on the road than one of them. I worry about the safety of these young people who can't put down their phones and am glad my kids don't have that problem and I hope they never do.
I have one going to prom this weekend, and will most certainly be praying for EVERY childs safe return home!!
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