The National Safety Council’s Texas Employer Safety Program Our Driving Concern offers a free training program to teach your employees the basics of traffic safety and help prevent costly crashes. Our Driving Concern Train-the-Trainer Workshops teach presentation skills in conjunction with a traffic safety curriculum to address driver behaviors that are costly to Texas employers. […]
Victims Of Drunk Driving Lend Their Faces, Voices In Effort To Spare Others From Tragic, Life-Changing Consequences
AUSTIN – A prisoner in his own body. This is how Sean Carter describes his life following his fateful decision 11 years ago to get into a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. When the driver slammed into a tree, then 22-year-old Sean was left severely injured and unable to walk or talk.
Texas Safety Summit | August 8-10
The 20th annual Texas Safety Summit will be held at the Sheraton Austin at the Capitol August 8-10. The Summit features top safety professionals, valuable information, and education on some of the most prevalent safety and health issues in Texas, including transportation safety. Lisa Robinson from Our Driving Concern will be a featured speaker during the […]
Texans Standing Tall Statewide Summit | August 3-4
Texans Standing Tall’s 2016 Statewide Summit is a two-day event bringing together national and state experts, the TST Youth Leadership Council, and you, working to create community change across our state. Through keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and networking with fellow community members, learn more bout the role you can play at home, in schools, and in your […]
DWI March for Change | April 22
Join AAA-Texas for the DWI March for Change, April 22, 2016 at the Texas State Capitol from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Download the flyer. The goal of this silent march is to join together to remember lives lost as a result of impaired driving, as well as to encourage changes in people’s behavior to […]
TxDOT Urges Spring Breakers to Plan for a Sober Ride
During Spring Break 2015, there were 459 crashes in Texas involving young drivers (17-34 years of age) under the influence of alcohol. Those crashes led to 43 serious injuries and 16 fatalities. The Texas Department of Transportation is hoping to reduce these numbers through “Plan While You Can,” a campaign that runs March 1-19 to […]