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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015
National Teen Drivers Safety Week begins Sunday
October 18-24 is National
Teen Driver Safety Week.
Motor vehicle crashes are a
leading cause of death for 15-
to 19-year-olds in the United
States.
In 2013, there were 2,614
teen passenger and driver
fatalities, and an additional
130, 000 teens were injured in
teen-operated vehicles.
Parents and caregivers are
the biggest influence on a
teen’s safety behind the
wheel. Parents need to take
the time to talk to their kids
about the many dangers of
driving.
From Sunday, Oct. 18,
through Saturday, Oct. 24,
join parents across the coun-
try in the “5 to Drive” cam-
paign.
Get the facts about teen
driving and share some of the
grim statistics with your teen.
Know the state’s graduated
driver
licensing
(GDL)
restrictions and enforce them.
Remind your teen that driving
is a privilege, not a right, and
should be taken seriously. Set
the rules before they hit the
road.
Seventeen-year-old Sierra
Potter is a successful
Florence teen driver, and is
careful to follow the “5 to
Drive” rules.
• The first rule, no drinking
and driving, is a serious
health problem for teens.
Climbing behind the wheel of
a car after drinking alcohol or
using drugs increases the
chances your teen will crash.
“I don’t drink because it’s
gross. And when you’re
drinking, it’s bad because it
messes up your vision and
reaction time is slower when
you drink,” Potter said.
Teens are more likely than
anyone else to be killed in an
alcohol-related crash.
Remind your teen they face
adult
consequences
for
impaired driving.
• The second rule, seat belt
use, is a no-brainer and takes
seconds to accomplish — but
unfortunately seat-belt use is
lowest amongst younger driv-
ers.
The majority of teenagers
involved in fatal crashes are
unbuckled.
speed, and hold off on get-
ting your teen that high-per-
formance sports car.
• The fifth and last rule,
no extra passengers; is criti-
cally important to follow.
In a study analyzed by the
National Highway Traffic
Safety
Administration
(NHTSA), teen drivers were
two-and-a-half times more
likely to engage in one or
more
potentially
risky
behaviors when driving with
one teenage peer compared
to driving alone.
“No extra passengers
because it might distract me
from driving and make me
COURTESY PHOTO
look away from the road,”
Siuslaw senior 17-year-old Sierra Potter says she always Potter said.
practices the “5 to Drive” rules when behind the wheel.
Familiarize yourself with
the Oregon’s graduated
“Yes I always put my seat-
Talk to your teen about the licensing program and
belts and make sure my rules and responsibilities enforce its guidelines for
friends do too,” Potter said. “I around distracted driving. your teen. Don’t be afraid to
don’t want to get into trouble Share some stories and statis- set your own rules and con-
and I don’t want to see them tics related to teen drivers and sequences.
get hurt either.”
distracted driving. Set the
Remind your teen that
Remind teens that buckling example by keeping your eyes extra passengers cause dis-
up is the law. Set the example on the road and your hands tractions that can be deadly.
yourself by always buckling off your cell phone.
“Don’t do anything illegal
up in the car. Remind teens
• Rule number four is sim- and drive safe. Don’t just
that this isn’t a one-time con- ple: No speeding. A study by think about yourself. Also
versation; it’s an ongoing the Governors Highway think about other people,”
effort.
Safety Association (GHSA) Potter said.
• The third rule, distracted found that between 2000-
— Submitted by Al Kreitz,
driving prevention, is a grow- 2011, there were 19,447 Western Lane Ambulance
ing problem across the coun- speed-related crashes involv- District
try. A teen’s inexperience ing teen drivers; half of fatal
behind the wheel makes them crashes involving 16-year-old
more susceptible to distrac- drivers with three or more pas-
tion when driving. Dialing a sengers are speeding related.
phone while driving increases
“If you do sports, get home
your teen’s risk of crashing by safely but no speeding,”
six times and texting when Potter said. “I don’t speed
driving increases the risk 23 because I don’t want to cause
times.
anyone to get into a wreck
“I don’t text and drive,” and it’s illegal. I don’t want to
said Potter. “My mom told me get in trouble.”
not to text and drive or she’ll
Get involved with your
take my car away and it’s teen. Teens that are monitored
really distracting because closely tend to speed less. Be
you’re looking up and down.” a good role model and never
FLORENCE
Round-Up
Habitat for Humanity Restore
Staffed by volunteers, the ReStore accepts donated appliances, household
items and building materials; fi xes them, displays and sells them to raise
funds for Habitat programs. Come and join the fun!
ReStore 541-997-583 • 2016 HWY 101, Florence
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Helping Hands Coalition
FRIDAY,
2&7
SATURDAY,
2&7
BRING:
Bring your friends for
good food and good fun!
10 miles east on Canary Rd.
Questions? Call Nancy
at 541-997-2380
Assisting those in need in our Community. Free Hot Meals Mon-Wed-Fri
11 AM - 2 PM
PO Box 1296 • 1339 Rhododendron Dr., Florence, OR 97439
Call 541-997-5057 to Volunteer
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•5:00 p.m. Kitchen Opens
•6:00 p.m. BINGO
and some discounted materi-
als from various sources.
Come participate in three
hours of Zumba fitness with
licensed instructors from
Florence, Medford, Coos Bay
and North Bend — all danc-
ing to “raise the roof” for
CROW.
The event is going to be
focused on fun and fitness,
and attendees will be able to
purchase raffle tickets and
enter to win two rounds of
golf at Sandpines Golf Links;
two tickets to see the last
Resort Players’ production of
“Chicago” the musical; a
hotel package; gift certifi-
cates to some of the best
restaurants on the coast;
Zumbawear and many more
prizes.
For more information, con-
tact Dori Wolfe at 541-999-
4788, Melanie Heard of
CROW at 541-999-8641 or
Nichole Shaw of Fill A Truck
at 541-621-7776.
For information on the
CROW program, including a
sneak peak at its upcoming
“Scare-CROW
Haunted
Maze” set to take place Oct.
29-31 in the new building,
visit www.crowkids.com.
Volunteer•Get involved•Donate
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
pressreleases@thesiuslawnews.com
BAKED POTATO BAR...
along with regular Bingo menu
Fill A Truck Zumbathon is
hosting a charity dance event
to “Raise The Roof” for the
nonprofit youth theatre
organization,
CROW
(Children’s Repertory of
Oregon Workshops).
The event will be happen-
ing on Saturday, Oct. 24, in
the Siuslaw Elementary mul-
tipurpose room, 2221 Oak
St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Doors will open at 9:30
a.m.
Admission is a suggested
donation of $10, and all pro-
ceeds will go directly to
repairing the roof of CROW’s
new Center for the Perform-
ing Arts — a permanent
youth arts facility at 3120
Highway 101.
CROW has been working
to complete the many needed
interior and exterior renova-
tions for its new building so
that the doors can be opened
as quickly as possible to local
children for skilled arts
instruction and more.
Estimated cost to replace
the roof is approximately
$7,500, which takes into
account donated professional
labor from skilled local
tradesmen and contractors,
Do your part and
volunteer today
to help support
these local
non-proft
organizations in
our community!
Deadlines for press
releases and news
items are Mondays and
Thursdays at noon.
Ada Grange #570
Saturday, October 17
Come Zumba and help
CROW ‘raise the roof’
Paint
Household cleaners
Lawn and garden chemicals,
Car care products
Arts and crafts products
Other household hazardous waste
Limit is 35 gallons of waste in total from
each household. Check labels for words like
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compartment(like the trunk of your car) with
secured lids to eliminate spills in transport.
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Empty containers
Drums
Radioactive waste
Asbestos
Explosives or electronics
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asbestos and explosives, call Lane County Waste
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County Transfer Stations; Glenwood, Cottage Grove,
Florence, Oakridge, Veneta, and Vida during normal
operating hours. Also, Lane County accepts sharps,
oil, antifreeze and batteries of all types year-round
at all refuse disposal sites.
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Call For More Information
NOTE: residential waste only—no commercial waste will be accepted.
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Thursday, October 29th
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Walk-ins Welcome
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Meals on Wheels and Cafe 60
Meals on Wheels are available to people over the age of 60 who cannot get
out much due to illness or advanced age and who are not eating properly,
regardless of income. Cafe 60 is available for those who prefer to make new
friends in a dining room setting.
1570 Kingwood
PO Box 2313, Florence
541-997-5673
laneseniormeals.org
Peace Harbor Volunteers
Join the Peace Harbor Hospital Volunteers, you will fi nd an area of interest in
a caring organization.
400 9th Street, Florence
541-997-8412 ext. 209
Siuslaw Outreach Services
Recruiting volunteers for front desk reception and help line.
9am-4pm Mon.-Fri.
Please contact our volunteer coordinator 541-997-2816 lori@fl orencesos.org
1576 West 12th Street • P. O. Box 19000, Florence
Us Too Florence
Saving men one PSA test at a time. “Someone to talk to...who understands!”
541-997-6626
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www.ustoofl orence.org
To include
your organization
in this directory,
please call us @ 541-997-3441
