MEHARRY-STATE FARM ALLIANCE: United in the Drive to Save Lives
Thank you for visiting the Meharry-State Farm Alliance, formed in 2002 to increase
seat belt usage by African Americans and other minorities.

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Teen drivers

See how service-learning programs at high schools across the country are helping this
accident-prone group travel safely.

Child passenger safety

Visit the Middle Tennessee Child Passenger Safety Center located at Meharry Medical College and supported by the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office.

A toolkit for increasing seat belt use in your community

Go to seatbeltsR4U.org to see the toolkit being pilot-tested in Cleveland, Ohio, and Adams County, just west of Denver. Safety groups have formed coalitions to improve seat belt use in their locales.

Changing
behavior through
public policy

Public policy has been an important factor in Americans' seat belt use, which was only 14% as late as 1984. The Alliance has worked with lawmakers and citizen groups in multiple states to urge leglislatures to strengthen their seat belt laws.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts says abrochate. "Friends of Natalie" is a coalition calling for passage of a primary seat belt law in Massachusetts. The proposed bill has been named in honor of Natalie De Leon, a 21-year-old killed when thrown from her boyfriend's vehicle because she was not wearing a seat belt. Her mother is convinced Natalie would be here today had primary enforcement been in place. Go here to read more about the bill and the advocates behind it. Click on the billboard to see Natalie's mom in a promotional video.  

 

 

 

 

 

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