Troy High School seeks votes for ‘safe driving commitments’ [The Daily Review, Towanda, Pa.]

Oct. 16--TROY -- Troy Junior-Senior High School is participating in State Farm's "Celebrate My Drive" as it competes for awards of grant money and a celebrity concert.

The public is asked to support the high school and new drivers by making "safe driving commitments" on behalf of the high school once daily from Oct. 18-26.

The top 100 high schools with the most safe driving commitments will be awarded grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000.

Anyone age 14 years old and older may vote.

Visit www.celebratemydrive.com to make a safe driving commitment and to learn more about ways you can celebrate the responsibility of driving with the new teen drivers across North America.

Recently, Deb Harer, a Troy Area School Board member who operates a State Farm office in Troy, provided details about the competition. She also discussed the matter at a school board meeting.

According to a news release:

The top two schools will win a grand prize of a private concert by Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson for their school.

"I am excited to be part of a movement positively impacting millions of new drivers," said Clarkson in the news release. "We live in a community filled with drivers, new and experienced, and I am all about keeping us all safe on the road."

The news release continues:

State Farm Automobile Insurance is supporting students' efforts to amplify the conversation around teen driving safety with its Celebrate My Drive program.

In 2007, State Farm and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia teamed up to support a Congressional resolution designating the third week of October as National Teen Driver Safety Week. The goal of National Teen Driver Safety Week is to improve auto safety for children and teens and to encourage parents, young drivers, lawmakers, and educators to work together to change risky teen driving behaviors and help save lives.

"National Teen Driver Safety Week is designed to increase awareness and spark conversation about teen car crashes across the country" said Chris Mullen, Director of Technology Research at State Farm in the news release. "Research has shown it will take the involvement of entire communities to keep teens safer on the road; there's not a one-step solution to reducing teen vehicle crashes. Everyone needs to play a role -- parents need to monitor their teens' driving practices more closely, teens must obey driving laws and be considerate passengers, and all states must enact and enforce strong graduated driver licensing laws for new drivers."

Eric Hrin can be reached at (570) 297-5251; email: [email protected].

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