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Show i . , I ' ll r r ' ' i nn '$ . - 1 - . v h If I I . ? Ill ; . . .J J J I . U ..,. -1 -mm- f " m . i I X...- ' ; V f - Dummies Vince and Larry chat with children at Grovecrest School following a presentation presen-tation on Seat Belt Safety. Seatbelt safety program underway at schools Lt. Tom Paul of the Pleasant Grove Police Department said that the community's seatbelt safety campaign is now being given in the local schools. The department received a grant last fall to provide for a seatbelt safety education program in the community. Lt. Paul said that as he goes to the various schools he takes the dummies, Vince and Larry, who are used to impress seatbelt safety on the students. They teach the children what the law says about using seatbelts and what they can do to protect themselves while riding in a vehicle. ve-hicle. Lt. Paul asks the children if they have seen the huge crowds at Strawberry Days, because this is something they can relate to. ' v He then tells them that many people, about 10,000, could be saved from death annually if they used their seatbelts and that many, many times that number could be protected from serious injuries. They show a video about Otto the Auto. They show commercials with Vince and Larry which carry the theme, "Don't be a dummy. Use your seatbelt." They also show videos of simulated simu-lated crashes and what happens to a person when the accident occurs. The children are invited to sign a pledge card that they will promise to wear their seatbelt for a period of three weeks. Lt. Paul said that in three weeks the children will hopefully form the habit of using the belt and continue to do so. Those who sign and return their pledge cards are eligible for prizes given in a drawing at each school. Schools which have not requested re-quested the program are encouraged encour-aged to do so, Lt. Paul noted. Winners in the Central School drawing were Nathan Mortensen, Mimi Startup, Annaleise Taylor, Shawn Carter and Ashley Daniel-son, Daniel-son, who won plastic drink bottles. Winning hats were Mrs. Kathy Gover, Shantel Bullock, Rachelle Cox, Marvin Oliveros, Cindy Jones, Gilberto Fuentes, and Kevin Tip-petts. Tip-petts. Those who won T-shirts were Zach Draper, Zach Hilton, John Jacob, Jeremy Davis, Natalie Armistead, Rachel Albiston, Shaun Thomas, Natalie Mills and Elliot Pratt. |
