ERIC Number: ED256764
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983
Pages: 28
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Beating the Odds. An Educational Program Relating Safety Belt Use to Health Lifestyles for High School Students.
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. National Highway Safety Bureau.; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. Association for the Advancement of Health Education.
This program module is designed to encourage the use of safety measures in driving, emphasizing the use of seat belts. The learning activities focus upon: (1) the importance of the use of safety belts as the most effective preventive measure in a safe and healthy lifestyle; (2) the reasons people cite for not wearing safety belts and the accuracy of these reasons; (3) ways in which belts help in a crash, the importance of the lap and shoulder belt combination, and how belts help in different crash situations; (4) differences between safety restraining devices; (5) how the locking mechanism of a safety belt works; and (6) the responsibilities of drivers for passengers. Question sheets accompany each unit. Included in the packet is a technical manual on the use and effectiveness of safety belts. (JD)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Department of Transportation, Washington, DC. National Highway Safety Bureau.; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Washington, DC. Association for the Advancement of Health Education.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A