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| What is TEAM Safety? |
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MAKE IT TO THE FINISH... NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE!
Team Safety is a state-wide program under the umbrella of the Oregon Department of Transportation - Transportation Safety Division. Team Safety is made up of citizen volunteers that make presentations to young people on the dangers of drunk driving and other transportation safety issues.
Team Safety uses the excitement of motorsports as the vehicle to get the safety message to kids and young adults. Because safety is the foremost important thing in auto racing, it is appropriate to use this theme. Demographically, auto racing attracts the same audience that Team Safety targets. Team Safety activities include:
- safety presentations at schools,
- car displays at community events, and
- public awareness campaigns through public service announcements.
Team Safety has a wide range of safety related topics including drunk driving, speeding, driver inattention, safety belts and bike helmets.
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| Avoid Becoming A Statistic |
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- Never get behind the wheel if you have consumed any amount of alcohol.
- Never ride with anyone who has been consuming drugs or alcohol.
- Always be aware of the speed limit and obey it.
- If you want to race, compete at your local race track, never on streets. Race tracks have a class for street cars.
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| The TEAM Safety Pledge |
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Take the TEAM Safety Pledge
I pledge to follow the rules of the road, never use alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs and always wear my seatbelt. I know I'm a winner when I'm safe and sober.
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| TEAM Safety Photos |
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| Brennen John Hart Memorial |
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BRENNEN JOHN HART
MAY 10, 1988 – MARCH 18, 2005
Brennen John Hart, “B.J.,” was born on May 10, 1988 in Portland, Oregon. When he was 9 years old, his family moved to Bend, Oregon. At the time of his death, he was 16 years old, and a Junior at Mt. View High School. Brennen had many friends, and was very well liked by his peers as well as adults in the community. He had been working for his Dad, learning to frame homes after school and on weekends. Brennen was always a hard worker. He enjoyed dirt bikes, playing football, girls and hanging out with his friends. He was always there for his younger sister when she needed him.
In August of 2004, Brennen purchased his car, a 1996 Acura Integra, with money he had been saving all his life. He received some of the money as gifts, from working on a paper route at age 10, from working at High Desert Landscape, Red Carpet, and most recently working for his Dad. He also sold his YZ80 dirt bike so that he would have more money for a car. When it came time to purchase a car, Brennen was determined to get what he wanted – and he did. His car was one of the most important things in his life. It always had been shiny, clean, and had to have a good stereo system. Shortly before his crash, Brennen worked together with a couple of the guys from Professional Auto Body to repaint his car. He had the personalized license plates “BUMPIN.”
Brennen was a responsible, hard working young man. However, on the night of March 18, 2005, he used poor judgment by drinking and driving his car too fast. It was the first Friday night of Spring Break 2005. Some of his friends tried to take his keys away, but he convinced them that he was “fine.” He leaves behind his parents, one younger sister, a step-father, two step-sisters and one step-brother, as well as several aunts, uncles and grandmother. There are no words to describe how a parent feels after losing a child so quickly. As Brennen’s mother, I can say that I will never be the same. He is the first thing I think of every morning and the last thing I think of before I go to sleep at night. I still cannot believe that he is gone forever. His sister now feels like an only child. The brother who once was there to protect her and give her rides to school will never be home again.
Please learn from Brennen’s mistake. If we can help save one life by donating his car to the Team Safety program, it will be well worth it.
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