Izzy Nesbett, Reporter
@izzyncourant
The Parent Faculty Association has designated March as Safe Driving Month at the high school. With nearly half of the students at NCHS driving to and from school and around town, the school knows the importance of reinforcing lessons on the dangers of driving.
This project is especially important because, according to research conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, “16-17 year olds are nine times more likely to be involved in a crash than adults and are six times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than adults.”
Principal Egan agrees with the idea that safety comes first. “It’s a good thing to draw attention to the idea of safe driving,” he said. “Bringing the rules to the forefront, such as kids having illegal passengers in their car, is really important. This opens up the conversation, especially with families, so people start to talk about it.”
Each day of the week there will be new themes and activities to partake in. Many of the activities from last year will also be offered this year, such as walking with drunk goggles, driving tests, and driving simulator with built in texting. Not only that, but there will also be a reenactment of cutting open a car to help a person stuck inside when a mock car crash occurs.
There will be speakers for each grade level, with each speaker presenting a message as related to age. Tim Hollister, a safe driving activist, is one of the main speakers. His son died in a car crash because he was going too fast and didn’t know how to manage the danger.
Principal Egan thinks all of the activities are really exciting and he would like to thank the PFA for all of their hard work.
