Safe Driving Starts with You!
While 64% of Panhandle drivers always wear seat belts when driving or riding in a car, we are 13% lower than the state average and nearly 26% lower than the U.S. average. This is concerning considering how far distances are between rural Panhandle communities, travel on country roads, and heavy agricultural traffic with trucks.
In 2023, 81.5% of Panhandle 12th graders reported texting or using an app on their cell phone while driving.
CarFit
There's a lot more to safe driving than how you drive. Having the proper fit inside your vehicle can make a big difference and help protect you and those around you. With CarFit, an educational program developed by AARP and the American Occupational Therapy Association, you'll get information and resources on how you can enhance your safety in the driver's seat.
CarSeats
Panhandle Public Heatlh District is proud to partner with Nebraska Highway Safety to be able to bring a Car Seat Program to the Panhandle. With this program PPHD can help provide free car seats and installation assistance for qualifying familes to improve child safety in vehicles. Call today to see if you are eligible at (308) 633-2866. Our Car Seat Passenger Safety Technicians are here to help!
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Contact Janelle Visser
308-487-3600
Created: February, 2025