Why Keep the Drive rocks:

I think it's great to teach people about safe driving because it's something that people do on a daily basis.

What I'm doing to save lives:

Talking to people about safe driving.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I am a teen myself, which means I have teen friends - I don't want to lose them.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

My friend is in Keep the Drive and we're always talking to people about it.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

It's a great experience.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

It strives to keep teens safe. I'm a teen. Anyone who is willing to help me succeed and better my life rocks, pure and simple.

What I'm doing to save lives:

I practice safe driving skills, focus and pay attention while I'm driving, and do not take risks that could possibly injure my life or the life of others. I also am the president of a school organization that tries to limit or stop the risks that teens take. I also do not allow people to drink and drive.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

My friends are teens. I'm a teen. My sister was a teen. We have more driving deaths than any other age group. I do not want myself or any of my friends to become a driving death statistic. I am more than just a number. I want others to feel the same way that I do.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm going to Chicago to rally support for Keep the Drive. I practice safe driving techniques and try to convince my friends do to the same. As president of the program that I participate in at school, we try to teach people to be safe and not take risks that are detrimental to their health or anyone else's.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

This does not just affect one person, it affects everyone. People have teenage children, cousings, family, or friends. Everyone is negatively affected when someone dies. This is all about keeping people safe. I value my life and I think a lot of other people do too. You should join if not for your family and friends, then for yourself.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Any organization that helps keep my friends alive rocks.

What I'm doing to save lives:

Everything I can.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Like most of you reading this, I have friends who are teenagers. I would certainly like to see all of them graduate with me.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

Daniel Smith and I are involved with the national Keep the Drive organization and our local chapter here in Missouri.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

The fight to keep teens driving safe is a hard one. We need all the help we can get.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

It raises awareness on something that is not brought up too much.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

It needs awareness - I think everyone should live a full and exciting life.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm a crew member.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

It saves lives and you can make a difference in your community...Who wouldn't want that opportunity!

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Because it helps spread awareness about a growing problem in our country!

What I'm doing to save lives:

Being cautious and spreading the word!

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

It's an issue that is very serious and as technology advances so do the chances of distracted driving.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

Current drive crew member, our student government is spreading the word around my community and school!

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Because you get some great opportunites to make a change!

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

It's a teen-based organization aimed at teens. This information isn't a warped view of your parents', this is insight from your peers.

What I'm doing to save lives:

Reaching out to my school and community through a school club I started this year.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Minnesota is the worst when it comes to teen fatalities in traffic accidents.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

This is my second year as a crew member.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Teen driving is an important issue that needs to be dealt with. Nobody is a perfect driver, but everyone can be a SMART driver.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Because it's BY teens FOR teens!

What I'm doing to save lives:

I remind people to wear their seat belts, not talk and drive, to drive the speed limit, and make smart decisions when driving.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Many preventable deaths occur due to the teen driving issue, but little is being done to prevent these deaths... This is where I come in.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

As a KTD Crew member, I participate by raising awareness of the dangers of reckless driving, promoting the movement, and do my best to save lives.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Joining KTD can help you save a life by reminding you to advice a friend to wear their seatbelt. But the better question is... why shouldn't you join Keep the Drive?

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

We get the message of smart driving to other teens in a fun way.

What I'm doing to save lives:

I tell the issue how it is. I make sure my friends and anyone else I know how important it is to drive smart and to always buckle up.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

My friend Tyler died in a car wreck in May of 2007. He was not wearing a seat belt and did not have a learner's permit or driver's license at the time. Because of a decision he made, he lost his life. This is the main reason why I feel so strongly about teen traffic safety.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I use the information they give us at the summit and other supplies then I go out and spread the KTD message.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Teen traffic safety is an important topic in today's world because it is the number one killer of teens. You should want to join in with everyone else and promote smart driving. It's fun.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

KTD rocks because it supplies teens from across the country the opportunity to have fun while becoming active in their communities.

What I'm doing to save lives:

I am hitting my community hard with simple activities and presentations that have a very significant meaning.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care about the teen driving issue because it is an issue that directly affects my friends and the people around me.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I pass out flyers around my school during athletic events, I set up booths in my school cafeteria and spread the word of KTD, I make presentations on KTD to my classmates and other people throughout my community, etc.

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Everyone should join the KTD movement because it gives you the opportunity to save and serve the lives of the peers in your community in the area of safe teen driving.

Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Because it gives teens a chance to speak out, and get the message across!

What I'm doing to save lives:

I work with Safe America to speak to High Schools & Middle Schools about buckling up and driving safer.

Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Because I had a close friend die, and I don't want anybody else to have to experience that.

How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm involved with KTD, 100%. Everyday I'm thinking about what else I can do, to help save lives & also to help KTD!

Why you should join Keep the Drive:

You are helping teens see that being a safe driver is COOL! That they don't have to be one of those 14 teens that die everyday! And you can help lower the number from 14 teens to 0!