IMPAIRED DRIVING (Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs)
| Activity | Lights on for Life |
Time of Year |
Third Friday in December |
Summary |
Lights on for Life Day is a symbolic headlight observance designed to focus attention on impaired driving. It is also the kickoff for National Holiday Lifesavers Weekend. |
Objective |
To recognize those who have been killed or injured by impaired drivers |
Materials |
Car headlights |
SADD chapters can participate in Lights on for Life Day in a number of ways.
- Tell people to drive with their headlights on during the third Friday in December to represent the lives lost from impaired drivers.
- Place notices asking for participation in faculty and student mailboxes at your school.
- Publicize Lights on for Life Day in one or several ways.
- Design and distribute posters and fliers in the school and community describing the event.
- Make announcements to the school.
- Ask radio stations to announce Lights on for Life Day during rush hour when most people are in their cars listening to the radio.
- Ask local newspapers to print a notice each day during the week preceding the event.
