Students, schools can win prizes as part of safety contests

2018 poster contest winners from northwest Kansas.

Kansas students can win great prizes and learn about traffic safety by participating in poster and video contests as part of the annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day safety campaign.

In addition, the school, class or booster club of the grand prize-winning students will also receive money as part of the contest prizes.

 

POSTER CONTEST: For Kansas students ages 5 to 13 - three statewide winners will each receive:

sKindle Fire Tablet and case from the Kansas Turnpike Authority;

s$50 Amazon gift card from the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association of Kansas;

sMovie passes from AAA Kansas; and

s$200 for the school, class or the booster club.

A screen shot from the 2019 winning video.

A total of 18 regional winners in the six regions and age groups (ages 5-7, ages 8-10 and ages 11-13) will receive a bicycle from the KTA and a helmet from Safe Kids Kansas. Poster entries must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 20. Information and entry forms are available here.

VIDEO CONTEST: For Kansas teens in grades 8-12. Prizes from the KTA include an iPad, a Go Pro and a DJI Osmo Pocket, and the grand prize winner’s school, class or booster club will receive $500. Video entries must be posted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 29. Information to submit entries is available here.

About 37,000 people die in traffic crashes each year across the United States. That’s nearly 101 fatalities every day. Let’s encourage everyone – drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists – to exercise caution every day and Put the Brakes on Fatalities.

The Kansas Department of Transportation and numerous transportation organizations in Kansas are sponsoring the contests. More information about Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is available here.

Winners from last year’s contests are listed below:

2018 Poster Contest Winners -

Northeast Kansas - Hudson Barrett, Spring Hill; Aurora Powell, Overbrook; Abigail Coons, Lawrence

North Central Kansas - Kierstyn Coup, Hope; Manny Morales, McPherson; Kira Carver, Herington

Northwest Kansas - Matthias Miller, Gorham; Janessa Miller, Gorham; Conner Miller, Gorham

Southeast Kansas - Hadley Holmes, Riverton; Brooklyn Green-Lawson, Riverton; Brayden Myers, Parsons

South Central Kansas - Kaymi Zink, Claflin; Finley Maloney, Kingman; Jeffrey Hamm, El Dorado

Southwest Kansas - Emmaline Luna, Holcomb; Mia Montes, Holcomb; Edgar Morales, Liberal

 

2018 Video Contest winners –                                

Andrew Marshall Tabb from Shawnee Mission West won first place.

Students from Eudora High School captured sec­ond place.

Students from Lawrence High School placed third in the video contest.

Contests aim to Put the Brakes on Fatalities

Kansas kids can win great prizes and learn about traffic safety by participating in poster and video contests as part of the annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day safety campaign.

Poster contest: For Kansas kids ages 5 to 13 - three statewide winners will each receive:

sKindle Fire Tablet and case from the Kansas Turnpike Authority;

s$50 gift card from Wal Mart;

s$50 Amazon gift card from the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store

Association of Kansas;

sMovie passes from AAA Kansas.

A total of 18 regional winners in the six regions and age groups (ages 5-7, ages 8-10 and ages 11-13) will receive a bicycle and a helmet from Safe Kids Kansas. Poster entries must be postmarked by Friday, Sept. 22. Information and entry forms are available here.

Video contest: For Kansas teens in grades 8-12. Prizes include an iPad, a Go Pro and a DJI Osmo camera, and the school of the grand prize winner will receive $500 for its booster club. Video entries must be posted by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 24. Information to submit entries is available here.

The Kansas Department of Transportation, the Kansas Highway Patrol and other traffic safety organizations are sponsoring the contests.

Previous winners from the last years’ contest are listed below and can be found here

2016 Poster Contest Winners -

Northeast Kansas - Evangeline Ensign, Olathe; Austin Lamb, Osage City; Sierra de Koning, Axtell

North Central Kansas - Geni Turk, Barnes; Kelsay Mueller, Palmer; Jaydrian Jackson, Clifton

Northwest Kansas - Lucas Hansen, Almena; Christian Miller, Gorham; Makenzie Storz, Phillipsburg

Southeast Kansas - Brooklyn Green-Lawson, Riverton; Maelee Dunn, Galena; Thea Hetlinger, Parsons

South Central Kansas - Adain Smith, Andover; Von Woleslagel, Hutchinson; Natalie Williams, Great Bend

Southwest Kansas - Cadence Sherman, Meade; Kayleigh Flores, Moscow; David Doan, Garden City                               

2016 Video Contest winners –

sStudents from Wichita East High School won first place.

sStudents in Cardinal Productions at Eudora High School won second place. sStudents from Spring Hill Middle School won third place.

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day Contest Winners

Over the past few weeks leading up to this week’s Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day, KDOT has shared personal stories about the importance of traffic safety.

Part of this important message begins with our state’s youth. During the Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day campaign, students across the state had the opportunity to get powerful messages across in the form of posters or short informational videos.

Of the many poster entries three statewide winners were selected:

Brooklyn Green-Lawson

Age 7 

Riverton, Kan.

Sierra deKoning

Age 12

Axtell, Kan.

Kayleigh Flores

Age 9

Moscow, Kan.

To see more of the regional art winners click here

The video contest winners are linked below:
1^st – Wichita East High School

2^nd – Cardinal Productions, Eudora High School

3^rd – Spring Hill Middle School

#ITCANWAIT

We wrapped up our eighth annual Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day blog series. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, and a special thank you to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx for being a part of this series for the last several years.

Some of these were heartwarming stories, and some of these were stories about tragedies. But they all showed why traffic safety is so important. Every time you get in a car, in a truck, on a motorcycle, on a bike, or even walking, getting safely where you are going must be the priority.

Yesterday, Oct. 10, was the official day to celebrate Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day, but it’s important to focus on this message all year long.

As a final safety message for this series, AT&T published a video as part of its #ITCANWAIT safety campaign – very powerful – please watch and share, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9swS1Vl6Ok

Contests provide creative, educational opportunities for students

Contests sponsored by the Kansas DOT, the Kansas Turnpike and other transportation-safety organizations across the state

Each year, vehicular crashes are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day is a national safety campaign that was created to raise safety awareness and end vehicle-related deaths. The official day is Oct. 10 every year. This national safety campaign was started in 2001 by Larry Emig, former KDOT Chief of Local Projects. His ultimate dream is a day with no fatalities.

KDOT and numerous other traffic safety organizations work together to raise awareness as part of this effort. In addition to the 20-day safety blog series and statewide news conference, two contests are now open for students to enter creative works and spread the word:

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day Poster Contest
Kansas kids ages 5 through 13 are invited to enter artwork representing their thoughts on “Put the Brakes on Fatalities.” Regional winners in the three age categories will be chosen. Then, three statewide winners will be selected from the 18 regional winners!”

ForContest Rules, Prizes and Entry Form CLICK HERE

Entries Due: September 23

Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day Video Contest
Kansas teens grades 8-12 are welcome to enter a 6-60 second video highlighting the importance of ending traffic-related fatalities. Participants are encouraged to be creative, but safe while filming.

For Contest Rules and Prizes CLICK HERE  

Entries Due: September 25