Zach E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Zach E

Age: 17

State: Arkansas

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive Rocks because it is saving my friends lives.


What I'm doing to save lives:

I am putting up information booths at fairs and other activities.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care about this because I had a good friend killed in a driving accident, and I don't want any more of my friends to die.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am involved in Keep the Drive through work at school and 4H. I have presented many presentations on safe driving.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Other teens should join because it is a fun way to change the world, meet lots of new people and SAVE LIVES.

Shayla T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Shayla T

Age: 17

State: Utah

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

It rocks because it is a worthy cause, and it lets you make as large of an impact as you want in a fun way!


What I'm doing to save lives:

I am learning the facts, spreading the word, and changing my old habits while encouraging others to do the same.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Being a teen myself, it is close to home, and it is a problem I can help solve.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am part of the Keep the Drive Crew and have been helping with activism activities for the past two years at my school.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Anyone can join in and it gives the opportunity to help save lives. Why pass up the chance?

Megan G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Megan G

Age: 17

State: North Carolina

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep The Drive rocks because it gives teens the chance to really make a difference in the world. We can help influence and shape others’ driving habits and save lives in the process.


What I'm doing to save lives:

To help save lives, Parker and I are getting the word out at our school by writing news articles, putting up posters, having students sign pledges, talking to kids in the Driver's Ed. classes, and passing out cell phone sticky pads or key chains to students leaving the parking lot!


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care about the teen driving issue because it's so sad that more than 4,000 teens die each year in the United States due to accidents caused by distracted driving. That's a big number, and I don't want any of my friends to be part of that statistic.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm involved with Keep the Drive by doing activities around the school to promote safe driving. I've done the training for Keep the Drive and participate in the conference calls. I also used the statistics on the Keep the Drive Web site to write an article.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Other teens should join Keep the Drive because the more teens that support the cause, the more lives we can help to save!

Patrick B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Patrick B

Age: 17

State: Minnesota

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What I'm doing to save lives:

I work with a club I started in my school to raise awareness and challenge my peers to be smart drivers.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

Nobody I am close to has been in a severe car crash before, and I would like to keep it that way. This issue truly has an impact on anyone who has ever driven in a car. One driver's actions have the potential to affect hundreds of others.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

This is my third year as a member of the Keep the Drive crew.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

It is a great cause and a great organization. This issue needs as much attention as possible.

Nathan G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Nathan G

Age: 17

State: Minnesota

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What I'm doing to save lives:

My co-chair and I have done a lot to help with this cause. We started a club at our school to get a good base of people for the Keep the Drive activities we do. Also, we have held various contest and activities to include the school, which helps get the word out.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I am a teen, and I dislike how we seem to be respected less in society. And, this is an issue that I can impact just by getting the word out.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

This is my second year with Keep The Drive. By now my co-chair and I have done a lot of activities.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Um, why not? (end of story)

Shannon F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Shannon F

Age: 16

State: Utah

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

It decreases the statistics and raises awareness about the number one killer of teens!


What I'm doing to save lives:

Speaking up to unsafe drivers!


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

It is a big problem today, and I don't want to see lives taken by distracted driving.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm a National Crew Member and our student government is putting on activities to promote safe driving.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

It is a great experience to be the one to share all the facts about driving and to grow this teen-to-teen movement.

Michael E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Michael E

Age: 17

State: Florida

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive rocks because it helps save lives around the world!


What I'm doing to save lives:

I am spreading the word about safe driving.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care because I never want me or my friends to be hurt while driving.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am one of the youth teen members spreading the word.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Because it rocks and saves lives at the same time.

Laurel M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Laurel M

Age: 14

State: Montana

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive rocks because it's a group of teens who are actually making a difference in this world and saving lives.


What I'm doing to save lives:

By being a member of the Keep the Drive Teen Drive Crew, I am helping promote safe driving habits. Also, by spreading the statistics, I am preventing accidents. If you know that you're more likely to get in a crash if you text and drive then why would you do it? People don't WANT to get hurt, so I'm showing them ways to avoid it.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

At the age of 16, my brother was involved in a near death car crash. I know how devastating it can be to have someone you love hurt, and I want to keep that horror from other families.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am putting on presentations and spreading the information about driving distractions.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

The more teens that join the national movement, the more lives that can be saved.

Dillon T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Dillon T

Age: 17

State: Montana

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive rocks because it makes teens aware of life threatening situations and allows them help prevent those situations.


What I'm doing to save lives:

I am active in Keep the Drive and telling students locally how to drive safer.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

The reason I care about the teen driving issue is simple; it could be me. It could be me that gets in that accident.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I'm involved with Keep the Drive in many ways. I help organize and hold events every month, and I work with others to get the word out about Keep the Drive to teens.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Other teens should join Keep the Drive because it's an amazing program setup for teens to help save their lives. So why not give some back and help others?

Parker M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Parker M

Age: 17

State: North Carolina

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Because I get the chance to save teens' lives through education about safe driving.


What I'm doing to save lives:

Spreading the message about how to drive safely.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care because teen driving involves my peers and friends, and I don't want them to suffer the consequences of careless driving.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I was elected to represent my state by previous Keep the Drive members.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Because you will be better equipped to help save teens' lives.

Julisa R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Julisa R

Age: 15

State: Florida

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive rocks because it is a fun and exciting way to bring awareness to an issue that greatly affects us as teens.


What I'm doing to save lives:

To save lives, I am an active member of the community and constantly reminding everyone of the dangers of unsafe driving in a cool and unique way.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care about safe teen driving because one of my friends died as a result of unsafe driving and I would like to prevent anyone else from meeting that same fate.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am involved with Keep the Drive by making up new and unique ways to bring awareness to this issue.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Other teens should join keep the drive because it is a great experience that anyone would be privileged to be a part of.

Taylor R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Taylor R

Age: 16

State: Florida

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Why Keep the Drive rocks:

Keep the Drive is amazing. I have been a part of it for two years. I am so happy I joined because it's great that people want to help teens in their driving habits.


What I'm doing to save lives:

I am spreading the news about the dangers of teen driving around my school and community.


Why I care about the teen driving issue:

I care about the teen driving issue because I understand the pressures of teen driving and would like to help prevent teen deaths.


How I'm involved with Keep the Drive:

I am involved in Keep the Drive by spreading the dangers of teen driving to my friends and community.


Why you should join Keep the Drive:

Other teens should join Keep the Drive because it will help them realize the dangers of distracted driving.

Zach E

Zach E
17
Arkansas

 

 

Megan G

Megan G
17
North Carolina

 

 

Nathan G

Nathan G
17
Minnesota

 

 

Michael E

Michael E
17
Florida

 

 

Dillon T

Dillon T
17
Montana

 

 

Julisa R

Julisa R
15
Florida

Shayla T

Shayla T
17
Utah

 

 

Patrick B

Patrick B
17
Minnesota

 

 

Patrick B

Shannon F
16
Utah

 

 

Laurel M

Laurel M
14
Montana

 

 

Parker M

Parker M
17
North Carolina

 

 

Taylor R

Taylor R
16
Florida