4-H CARTEENS

The CARTEENS program teaches traffic safety courses to teens in order to help them make responsible decisions when operation or riding in a motor vehicle.

Welcome to the Scioto County 4-H CARTEENS Program

Bryan Swords

Extension Program Assistant

CARTEENS

swords.9@osu.edu

CARTEENS Calendar of Events

Carteens In-service Poster Session Application

Top Contributors to Teen Traffic Crashes (from Ohio Insurance Institute)

Inexperience
Speeding
Passengers/Distractions
Night driving/Road conditions/Weather
Low seatbelt use

CARTEENS Overview

Since 1987, Ohio 4-H CARTEENS’ (Cautious and Responsible Teens) main goal has been to inform teens of the dangers and risks involved with driving. This goal is reached mostly through Driver’s Re-Education programs, taught jointly by CARTEENS and the Ohio State Patrol, where volunteers between the ages of 14 and 18 provide traffic safety education to first-time teen traffic offenders. Participants are involved in an interactive program which demonstrates the effect of poor decision-making when operating or riding in a motor vehicle. One of these interactive programs includes Fatal Vision, where goggles are used to simulate the effect of drugs or alcohol on the mind and eyes. Teens serve as planners, facilitators, peer counselors, and teachers for the 4-H CARTEENS session. They also gain leadership, public speaking, and organizational skills.

To date, 40 Ohio counties have 4-H CARTEENS programs. Data collected from the 4-H CARTEENS participants indicate a significant reduction in second-time traffic offences, increased use of safety belts, reduction in drinking and driving, and an increased use of caution when driving. Several participants have said that the CARTEENS program alone has changed their way of thinking, and have promised to use more caution when behind the wheel.

Many Ohio counties have received awards from the National Safety Council Youth Division in recognition of their 4-H vehicular safety program accomplishments. Scioto County CARTEENS has received two National Safety Awards for their efforts in vehicular safety.

Scioto County CARTEENS participants:

Attended the National Safety Congresses at New Orleans, Orlando, and Atlanta
Presented at the National Safety Congress in Orlando and Atlanta
Received National Safety Awards at National Safety Congresses in New Orleans and Orlando
Presented a mock funeral for Safe Driving Awareness program
Participated in the Stand for Children as part of a children's awareness program
Provide monthly presentations at AAA Driver's Education
Provide Prom Remembrance Crosses at area high schools around prom time
Provide presentations and informational displays at area schools
Participate in Face Painting and have informational displays at the Scioto County Fair
Provide Alcohol Awareness Events at Shawnee State University with Fatal Vision Goggles.
Participate in the Sorghum Festival.
Provide safety presentations at the Family Living Seminar at Shawnee State University
Give monthly presentations at the Driver’s Re-Education Program with the Ohio State Patrol

FATAL FACTS

Among fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers in 2003, 38 percent of the males and 18 percent of the females had Blood Alcohol Contents (BACs) at or above 0.08 percent.
Teenagers accounted for 13 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths in 2003.
In 2003, 86 percent of teenage motor vehicle crash deaths were passenger vehicle occupants.
In 2002, there were 1,211 traffic crashes in Scioto County, including 14 fatal crashes.
54 percent of teenage passenger vehicle occupant deaths in 2003 were drivers.
59 percent of teenage passenger deaths in 2003 occurred in vehicles driven by another teenager. Among deaths of passengers of all ages, 20 percent occurred when a teenager was driving.
54 percent of teenage motor vehicle crash deaths in 2003 occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
42 percent of teenage motor vehicle crash deaths in 2003 occurred between 9 pm and 6 am.
42,643 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2003. These deaths occurred in 38,252 crashes involving 58,512 motor vehicles.
In 2002 in Ohio, 105,401 16-20 year-olds were involved in traffic accidents – a ratio of 1 in every 5.2 crashes.
In 2002 in Ohio, there were 386,076 crashes with 1,284 fatalities and 95,374 injuries.

Information is from: http://www.highwaysafety.org/safety_facts/fatality_facts/teenagers.htm INSURANCE INSTITURE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY, FATAL FACTS 2003

http://www.ohioinsurance.org/factbook/2003-04/chapter2/chapter2_content.asp OHIO INSURANCE INSTITUTE WITH OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 2002 TRAFFIC CRASH FACTS

INFORMATIONAL TABLES http://www.highwaysafety.org/safety_facts/fatality_facts/teenagers.htm - INSURANCE INSTITURE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY, FATAL FACTS 2003

Estimated number and percent of fatally injured passenger vehicle drivers with BACs≥0.08 percent, 2003
	Male			Female			All*
	Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs≥0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs≥0.08		Drivers killed	Estimated drivers killed with BACs≥0.08
Age	Num	Num	%	Num	Num	%	Num	Num	%
0-15	83	16	20	33	4	12	116	20	17
16-20	2,253	736	33	978	132	13	3,231	868	27
21-30	3,585	1,945	54	1,223	350	29	4,808	2,295	48
31-40	2,404	1,236	51	1,011	281	28	3,416	1,516	44
41-50	2,409	1,108	46	986	234	24	3,395	1,341	40
51-60	1,701	544	32	803	100	12	2,504	644	26
61-70	1,037	181	17	498	33	7	1,535	214	14
>70	1,890	145	8	1,035	42	4	2,925	187	6
All*	15,376	5,917	38	6,571	1,176	18	21,949	7,094	32
*Total includes other and/or unknowns

Seat belt use among fatally injured passenger vehicle occupants by age and seating position, 2003
	Drivers						Passengers
	Belt used		Unbelted		Unknown		Belt used		Unbelted		Unknown
Age	Num	%	Num	%	Num	%	Num	%	Num	%	Num	%
13	1	8	11	92	0	0	30	28	65	61	12	11
14	7	27	19	73	0	0	44	22	136	69	17	9
15	23	32	44	62	4	6	79	30	166	63	18	7
16	186	45	198	48	27	7	99	27	237	64	35	9
17	228	40	289	50	56	10	110	25	291	66	40	9
18	301	38	449	56	45	6	129	30	257	59	48	11
19	281	38	394	53	69	9	98	24	261	64	49	12
20-24	1,075	34	1,869	59	222	7	375	27	868	63	141	10
25-29	708	35	1,158	57	153	8	192	28	428	62	66	10
30-59	3,607	38	5,094	54	727	8	876	34	1,468	57	222	9
60-69	814	51	673	42	122	8	281	51	239	43	31	6
≥70	1,874	61	967	32	228	7	771	62	375	30	88	7
Total*	9,111	42	11,180	51	1,658	8	3,649	37	5,292	54	837