Did you wear your seat belt when you drove to work today? If you had passengers, did they all buckle up? Watch this 60-second video about the impact during a…
Posts published in “Videos for Tailgate Talks”
Tailgate Talks are short lessons that can be delivered to small groups of learners outside of a traditional classroom. This listing shows all Tailgate Talks that include videos.
An estimated 9% of Texans are not buckling up, and nearly 1,000 Texans killed in car crashes were known to not be properly restrained in 2014 (National Highway Traffic Safety…
Have you ever been in the car for a short time (ex: backing out of the driveway, going a few blocks to the store) where you don’t buckle up? Before…
Happy Hour should be just that—happy. But not if you drive afterwards. (Unless you have an extra $17,000 sitting in your bank account.) How much does it cost you if…
Aggressive drivers often swerve across multiple lanes at once, instead of moving over lane by lane, one at a time. Have you ever done that when in a rush, or…
Watch this four minute video on texting while driving. Warning: This video contains graphic content. Twenty three seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. Texting…
Watch this video, and then try the exercise yourself or with a group. (You will need paper and pencil for this one, plus a stopwatch or watch with a second…
What is “hands-free” technology? Earpiece, dashboard system, voice-to-text, or speaker phone. Hands-free technology and driving: The brain quickly toggles between tasks – but can’t do two things at the same…
How many thinking tasks can your brain focus on at one time? The answer is – one. If your brain has more than one thinking task to choose from, it…
David Teater, senior director of Transportation Initiatives at the National Safety Council, tells the story of his 12-year-old son Joe. Joe died after a driver talking on a cell phone…