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Safety Winner Event

Rugby High School won the ND Teen Drivers Safety Contest so they were awarded with an after school event on Friday, March 26. Students worked hard to promote traffic safety by encouraging classmates, teachers, friends, family, and community members to embrace traffic safety.

For all of their dedication and involvement in the ND Teen Drivers Safety Contest, we returned the favor by bringing in fun games, great food, karaoke, and a live band!

The National Guard provided games and activities for students, which included a football and basketball toss, team building events, and pedal karts where they wore goggles that simulated impaired driving. They also brought the "BIG GUY" with the U.S. Army for photos.

Rugby students enjoy the food provided by Cloverdale Meats and the North Dakota Safety Council. The Bank of North Dakota/Student Loans also sponsored this event.

Cloverdale Meats and the North Dakota Safety Council sponsored a hotdog eating contest.

The winner, Karson DeMers, won 5 lbs. of hotdogs!

Rugby High School students gather around the stage to listen to the Bismarck-based band, "Fully Loaded."

Thank you to all of the organizations that sponsored the ND Teen Drivers Safety Event.

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Highway hypnosis can occur when you drive on a highway for an extended period of time, leaving you in a dulled, drowsy, trance-like state. The danger is you are unable to react as quickly as you should. Stop the car in a safe place and take a break from the road.

Hydroplaning is losing traction when you slide on a film of water. This can result in a loss of control and steering ability because your tires lose contact with the pavement. Slow down in these weather conditions, and make sure your tires are inflated properly.

Most skids are the result of driving too fast for the road conditions. The key to safe vehicle operation is slower speeds. NDDOT Rules of the Road

The Implied Consent Law states that by driving a vehicle, you have agreed to submit to chemical tests of your breath, blood, or urine to determine alcohol or drug content is asked to do so by a law enforcement officer. NDDOT Rules of the Road

For front-seat passengers, lap and shoulder belts reduce the chance of serious injury by as much as 50 percent.

Young drivers are about 1.5 times more likely to have a fatal crash after having one or two drinks and about three times more likely after three drinks.

Marijuana affects alertness, concentration, coordination and reaction time, all skills required for safe driving. These effects can last up to 24 hours after smoking marijuana.

When you close your eyes for just one second at 60 mph, you will travel 88 feet.

On curvy roads, DON'T HUG THE CENTERLINE. Drive on the right side of your lane, and you'll miss the guy that's a little bit wide coming around a blind curve at you and avoid a head-on collision.

Click it quick! No more excuses. Just a quick click can save your life. Even if you're just driving around the block. No one ever got in the car thinking, "This is the day I'm going to be in a crash." NDDOT

Most deer crashes happen between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., and again in the evening from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Scan the ditches while you are driving and slow down if you notice an animal's eyes in your line of vision. NDDOT Crash Summary

Stay well back from snowplows. Sometimes they have to stop and back up. Plow drivers can't see directly behind themselves, and plows also throw sanding material. Remember, don't crowd the plow. NDDOT Rules of the Road