Red Land High School is giving students something to think about this week with a visual reminder of the consequences of bad judgment.
At the entrance to the student/teacher parking lot at Red Land High School sits a car. The front end is smashed in, the air bags in the front seat are inflated and the car has obviously been in a crash.
The sight of a banged up car isn't an everyday occurrence for most people. The school's SADD Club arranged to have this one on display.
The hope is that it will jolt students into thinking before acting.
"Put yourself in the situations, you're more at-risk to injuries or death,” explained Red Land junior Katelyn Neglich. “That's why we use the car to show that destructive decisions like distracted driving, like texting and drinking can lead to this. This is an actual car that was in an accident."
"There's no better way to get the message across to the students than to have a wrecked vehicle when they pull in the parking lot,” commented Jon Leahy of Leahy’s Auto Body. “They'll see what can potentially happen with the decisions they make, texting, substance abuse that could result in an accident."
SADD no longer stands for Students Against Drunk Driving, instead standing for Students Against Destructive Decisions. The hope is, that as the school's homecoming dance approaches on Saturday, the car will make students aware of their responsibilities and drive safely.
*Note - the car pictured is not the one that is in front of the school.
At the entrance to the student/teacher parking lot at Red Land High School sits a car. The front end is smashed in, the air bags in the front seat are inflated and the car has obviously been in a crash.
The sight of a banged up car isn't an everyday occurrence for most people. The school's SADD Club arranged to have this one on display.
The hope is that it will jolt students into thinking before acting.
"Put yourself in the situations, you're more at-risk to injuries or death,” explained Red Land junior Katelyn Neglich. “That's why we use the car to show that destructive decisions like distracted driving, like texting and drinking can lead to this. This is an actual car that was in an accident."
"There's no better way to get the message across to the students than to have a wrecked vehicle when they pull in the parking lot,” commented Jon Leahy of Leahy’s Auto Body. “They'll see what can potentially happen with the decisions they make, texting, substance abuse that could result in an accident."
SADD no longer stands for Students Against Drunk Driving, instead standing for Students Against Destructive Decisions. The hope is, that as the school's homecoming dance approaches on Saturday, the car will make students aware of their responsibilities and drive safely.
*Note - the car pictured is not the one that is in front of the school.