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Let’s face it – life’s lessons are best learned through experience.
Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.
Real-life experience without the real-life risks.
But now there’s a way teens can gain real-life exposure to the perils of impaired driving – without being put at risk. Introducing The Safety Bug, part of an innovative program developed by Pennsylvania Driving Under The Influence Association.
The PA DUI Safety Bug has been custom engineered to demonstrate the loss of control one would experience if operating a motor vehicle while in an impaired state. The key difference is that it’s the car – not the driver – who is “drunk.”
A trained mentor in the front passenger seat controls settings which cause the vehicle’s steering to lose its finesse and prompt the braking mechanisms to become unpredictable. The result is an unsettling episode for the teen in the driver seat who gains a firsthand glimpse of what it feels like to drive under the influence.
Driving home a message of safety.
While licensed teenage drivers are able to experience The Safety Bug from a vantage point behind the wheel, an equally valuable lesson is afforded backseat passengers. The youth who are “along for the ride” soon realize the helpless position they would be put in as passengers in the car of an impaired driver.
As you can imagine, lessons learned from a teen’s experience with The Safety Bug are likely to have a positive impact upon the participant’s future decisions – and help prevent risky behaviors, hopefully saving lives.
So you can begin to see, The Safety Bug is more than a gimmick in the shape of a car. It’s an educational tool that can shape a safe future for our youth. Call PA DUI to schedule an appearance of The Safety Bug at your location. A nominal amount is charged to cover operational and insurance costs, but the dividends pay off in the form of more young drivers thinking responsibly.
A Second Bug
With the great success of the original Safety Bug, it was
our great pleasure to team up with Erie Insurance to create
the Lookin Out Safety Bug. The Lookin' Out Bug is now
touring the Commonwealth and surrounding states educating
students about the dangers of drinking and driving just like
its predecessor.
Driver Eligibility
Only students or adults with a valid driver’s license will be able to drive the Safety Bug. The driver’s license will have to be presented before the person is able to drive. Learner’s permits will not allow the individual to drive the Safety Bug; however, we encourage them to be “along for the ride” as passengers. Drivers showing any signs of impairment (due to drugs or alcohol) will not be permitted to participate in this event.
Event Staff
Event Rental Group agrees to provide three (3) representatives to work each event. Their responsibilities will be to help TEAM DUI with set-up, operation, and tearing down the course.
Required Course
The Safety Bug will only perform on flat, paved lots that are free of obstructions, with a
minimum dimension of 200 x 250 feet. The lot must be free of potholes, curbstops, light poles, trees, medians, speed bumps, guard rails, or any vehicles.
Cost
The rental fee for the Safety Bug, the program and staff time, and travel is $1,000 per day
in Pennsylvania and $1,100 out-of-state, plus one overnight room.
Please inquire with the Association staff for additional costs
associated with out of state travel and additional hours.
Sponsors
As part of this agreement, the rental group understands that the PA DUI Association is the main sponsor of this event and as such, will be included in any and all materials produced in association with this program. Furthermore, other sponsors secured toward the development of this vehicle will also be included. You may, however, include your organization as the local “sponsoring” group and produce materials at your own expense in addition to those provided. The PA DUI Association Safety Bug can not/will not be sponsored by individuals or groups whose efforts undermine the mission and scope of our organization.
School Year 2006-2007
| A/C Valley High School |
| Abingdon High School (VA) |
| Abington Township High School |
| Antwerp High School (OH) |
| Auburn High School (NY) |
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (MD) |
| Berlin Brothersvalley High School |
| Bethel Park High School |
| Bethlehem Central High School (NY) |
| Butler High School |
| Carmichaels High School |
| Carroll High School (IN) |
| Carteret High School (NJ) |
| Central Greene High School |
| Commodore Perry High School |
| Cornell High School |
| Courtland High School (VA) |
| Coxsackie-Athens High School (NY) |
| Crestview High School (OH) |
| Dallastown High School |
| Deer Lakes High School |
| Dover Area High School |
| East Allegheny High School |
| Eisenhower High School |
| Elizabeth Forward High School |
| Fairview High School |
| Gateway High School |
| General Electric |
| Hanover High School |
| Harbor Creek High School |
| Heritage High School (IN) |
| Highlands High School |
| Homestead High School (IN) |
| Jefferson-Morgan High School |
| Lebanon Valley College |
| Livingston High School (NJ) |
| Lytle EAP Partners |
| Mapletown High School |
| Mifflinburg High School |
| Montour High School |
| Moon Township High School |
| Moutainview High School |
| Mt. Union High School |
| New Haven High School (IN) |
| North Allegheny High School |
| North Brunswick High School (NJ) |
| North Lebanon Police Department |
| North Star High School |
| Northeastern High School |
| Northgate High School |
| Owings Mills High School (MD) |
| Palmerton High School |
| Penn Hills High School |
| Penns Manor High School |
| Pine Richland High School |
| Pocono Mountain East High School |
| Pocono Mountain West High School |
| Purchase Line High School |
| Ravenswood High School (WV) |
| Red Land High School |
| Remsen Cetnral High School (NY) |
| Riverhaeds High School (VA) |
| Roman Catholic High School |
| Rome Free Academy (NY) |
| Salem High School (VA) |
| Saltsburg High School |
| Samuel P. Black & Associates |
| Sayre High School |
| Scotch Plains Fanwood High School (NJ) |
| Sheffield Area Jr./Sr. High School |
| Slippery Rock High School |
| Smith Insurance Connection |
| Solvay High School (NY) |
| Southern Regional Highway Safety Program (WV) |
| Spring Grove High School |
| Steel Valley High School |
| SUNY-IT Campus (NY) |
| Susquehanna Speedway |
| Thiel College |
| Tunstall High School (VA) |
| United High School |
| VanWert High School (OH) |
| Villa Maria Academy |
| Warren Area High School |
| West Forsythe High School (NC) |
| West Greene High School |
| West Perry High School |
| Westmoreland County Cooperative Extension |
| Woodlan High School (IN) |
| Youngsville High School |
| YOVASO (VA) |
School Year 2005-2006
|
Abington Township High School |
Moon Township High School |
|
Allegany County Health Dept., Maryland |
Montour High School |
|
Belleville High School, New Jersey |
Mt. Union Area High School |
|
Bensalem Township High School |
Niskayuna High School, New York |
|
Bethel Park High School |
North Allegheny High School |
|
Bucks County Transportation Safety Day |
Northeastern High School |
|
Cambridge Springs High School |
Northern Allegheny High School |
|
Carmichaels High School |
Northern Bedford High School |
|
Carteret High School, New Jersey |
Northgate High School |
|
Celebrate Erie |
Northwood High School, Indiana |
|
Central High School |
Penns Manor High School |
|
Chartiers Valley High School |
Pennsylvania Auto & Boat Show |
|
Chatham High School, New Jersey |
Pennsylvania State Police Academy |
|
Community College of Baltimore County |
Pine Richland High School |
|
Cornell Education Center |
Pocono Mountain East High School |
|
Council Rock North High School |
Pocono Mountain West High School |
|
Courtland High School, Virginia |
Quaker Valley High School |
|
Dallastown High School |
Red Land High School |
|
Deer Lakes High School |
Rockwood High School |
|
Eisenhower High School |
Rome Free Academy, New York |
|
Elizabeth Forward High School |
Rustburg High School, Virginia |
|
Elkhart Central High School, Indiana |
Saegertown High School |
|
Elkhart County Fairgrounds, Indiana |
Salem High School |
|
Emory & Henry College, Virginia |
Scotch Plains Fanwood High School, NJ |
|
Fairfield High School, Indiana |
Shaler Area High School |
|
Ford City High School |
Sheffield High School |
|
Franklin County High School, Virginia |
Sherwood High School, Maryland |
|
Gannon University |
Shippensburg High School |
|
Gateway High School |
Slippery Rock High School |
|
General Electric |
Somerset County Technical School |
|
Goshen High School, Indiana |
Spring Grove High School |
|
Greenbrier East High School, West Virginia |
Staunton River High School, Virginia |
|
Greenville High School |
Solvay High School, New York |
|
Gretna High School, Virginia |
Susquehannock High School |
|
Hampton High School |
Trinity High School |
|
Hanover High School |
Union Area High School |
|
Hidden Valley High School, Virginia |
Warren High School |
|
Kane Area High School |
West Essex High School, New Jersey |
|
Keystone Oaks High School |
West Mifflin High School |
|
Lebanon Valley College |
West Perry High School |
|
Livingston High School, New Jersey |
Westmoreland Central School, New York |
|
Long Island University |
Woodland Hills High School |
|
Maplewood High School |
W.T. Woodson High School, Virginia |
|
Marion Center High School |
York Suburban High School |
|
Massaponex High School, Virginia |
York Volkswagen |
|
Mifflinburg Area High School |
Youngsville High School |
|
Millersville University |
|
School Year 2004-2005
| AAA East Central |
Mechanicsburg High School |
| Abington Twp. Police Department | Mifflinburg Area High School |
| AC Valley High School | Millersville University |
| Allegheny County AHS Program | Moniteau High School |
| Allen Co. Sheriff's Department | Mount Lebanon High School |
| Beaver County AHSP | Mount St. Mary's |
| Belleville High School | New Haven High School, IN |
| Benton Central High School, IN | North Allegheny High School |
| Biddle & Company | North Hills High School |
| Bishop Dwenger High School, IN | North Star High School |
| Blairsville High School | Northern Lehigh High School |
| Carmichaels High School |
Palmerton Area High School |
| Carroll High School, IN | Parkland High School |
| Carteret High School, NJ | Pennsylvania School of Technology |
| Central High School | Phoenixville Area High School |
| Coalition for a Safe & Drug Free Benton County, IN | Pocono Mountain East High School |
| Coalition for a Safe & Drug Free Tippecanoe Co., IN | Pocono Mountain West High School |
| Conemaugh Township High School | Portage Area High School |
| Courtland High School, VA | Ringgold High School |
| Coxsackie Athens High School, NJ |
SADD Conference – Seven Springs |
| Dallastown High School | Salem High School, VA |
| Deer Lakes High School | Shade Area High School |
| East Allegheny High School | Shanksville High School |
| East High School | Shenango Area High School |
| East Stroudsburg University | Shop Vac, Williamsport |
| Erie Insurance | Somerset Area High School |
| Fairview High School | Somerset Co. Drug Free Communities |
| Ford City High School | Somerset County Technical Center |
| Franklin County D & A Commission |
South Allegheny High School |
| Frostburg State University | South Fayette Township High School |
| Garden Spot High School | South Whitehall Twp. Police Dept. |
| Girl Scout Council of Westmoreland County | Spring Grove High School |
| Glenville State College | State College Area High School North |
| Greene County Communities That Care | Steel Valley High School |
| Hagerstown Community College, MD | Strong Vincent High School |
| Harrison High School, IN | Turkeyfoot High School |
| Heritage High School, IN | Twin Lakes Center |
| Homestead High School, IN | United High School |
| Hughesville High School | Upper Merion High School |
| Karns City High School | Villa Julie College, MD |
| Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN | Villa Maria Academy |
| LaSalle College High School | W.T. Woodson High School, VA |
| Laurel Highlands High School | Warren SADD |
| Lebanon Co. Commission on D&A Abuse | Waynesburg High School |
| Livingston High School, NJ | West Allegheny High School |
| Massaponax High School, VA | West Chester University |
| McCuthcheon High School, IN | Windber High School |
| McDowell High School | Wyoming Area High School |
| McKeesport Area High School |
School Year 2003-2004
|
Abington High School |
Maryland State Police |
| Albert Gallatin Senior High | Mifflinburg Area High School |
| Altoona Hospital | Milburn High School (NJ) |
| Anne Arundel Community College (MD) | Montour High School |
| Avonworth High School | Moon Area High School |
| Belleville High School (NJ) | Mount Saint Mary’s College (MD) |
| Beth Tfiloh High School (MD) |
New Haven High School (IN) |
| Bethel Park High School | New Palestine High School (IN) |
| Bishop Shanahan High School | North Allegheny High School |
|
Cardinal Gibbons High School (MD) |
North Brunswick High School (NJ) |
| Carroll County Career & Technology Center (MD) | North Decator High School (IN) |
| Carroll High School (IN) | North Hills High School |
| Carteret High School (NJ) | North Putnam High School (IN) |
|
Center for Arts & Technology- Pickering Campus |
Northern Allegheny Intermediate High School |
| Central Catholic High School | Northgate High School (IN) |
| Chester Ridge School District | Northridge High School (IN) |
| Concord High School (IN) | Northview High School (IN) |
| Connellsville Area Senior High | Northwood High School (IN) |
|
Deer Lakes High School |
Oakland Catholic High School |
| Devon Prep | Owen J. Roberts High School |
| Downingtown High School- East | Owings Mills High School (MD) |
| East Allegheny High School | Peabody High School |
| Eastern High School (IN) | Penns Valley High School |
| Elderton High School | Perry Hall High School (MD) |
|
Fairfield High School (IN) |
Phoenixville High School |
| Ford City High School | Pine Richland High School |
| Forest High School-East | Pocono Mountain West High School |
| Forest High School-West |
Riley High School (IN) |
| Forest Hills High School |
Serra Catholic High School |
| Fort Lee High School (NJ) | Shaler High School |
| Frostburg State University (MD) | Sheffield High School |
|
Garden Spot High School |
Somerset Area High School |
| Geibel Catholic High School | Somerset County Health Fair |
| Germantown Academy | Souderton Area High School |
| Gettysburg High School | South Decator High School (IN) |
| Goucher College (MD) | Spring Grove Intermediate High School |
| Greensburg Salem High School |
Tidioute High School |
| Greewood Park Mall (IN) | Towson University (MD) |
| Gwynedd-Mercy College | University of Charlestown (WV) |
|
Heritage High School (IN) |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County (MD) |
| Homestead High School (IN) | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Campus |
|
Honesdale High School |
Valley Forge Military Academy |
| Howard High School (MD) | Warren Area High School |
| Jimtown High School (IN) | Washington High School (IN) |
| Kane Area High School | West Virginia University (WV) |
| Kittanning High School | West Shomokin High School |
|
Lackawanna County NEIU 19 |
West Washington Jr./Sr. High School (IN) |
| Langley High School | Woodlawn High School (MD) |
| LaSalle College High School | Wyalusing High School |
| Laurelville Mennonite Conference Center | Youngsville High School |
|
Laurel Highlands High School |
|
|
Lebanon Valley College |
|
|
Leo High School (IN) |
|
|
Livingston High School (NJ) |
|
| Long Island University (NY) |
School Year 2002-2003
| Abington Twp. Police Dept. |
Lehigh Hospital |
| Allegheny Co. Hwy. Safety Program | Lenape Vo-Tech School |
| Allegheny County Probation | Line Mountain High School |
| Allegheny Power Company | Loyalsock Twp. High School |
| Archmere Academy | Lynbrook High School |
| Baltimore County Department of Health - Bureau of Substance Abuse |
Maryland State Police |
| Baltimore Lutheran High School (MD) | Maryland State Police-Barrack U |
| Bangor Area High School | McCutcheon High School (IN) |
| Baublitz Advertising |
Meyersdale High School |
| Beaver Co. Alcohol Hwy. Safety Program | Mifflinburg Area High School |
| Bedford Area High School | Millburn High School |
| Berlin High School | Monroe Co. Comprehensive Highway Safety |
| Boiling Springs High School | Montour High School |
| Boyertown Senior High School |
Montoursville High School |
| Brockway High School | Mount Saint Mary's College |
| Butler University (IN) | Mountain View High School |
| Calvert High School (MD) | Mt. Vernon Community School (IN) |
| Cardinal Gibbons School (MD) | Mt. View High School |
| Carteret High School |
New Prairie Jr/Sr. High School (IN) |
| Catasauqua High School | North Hills High School |
| Central Catholic High School | Northampton Senior High School |
| Central Dauphin High School | Northeast Bradford High School |
| Chester County Highway Safety Program | Northeast Intermediate Unit 19 |
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania |
Northern Durham High School |
| Coatesville High School | Northern Lehigh High School |
| Conemaugh Twp. Area High School | Notre Dame High School |
| Coudersport Area High School | Octorara High School |
| Council Rock High School | Parkland High School |
| Dallastown High School |
Perkiomen Valley High School |
| Dauphin County D&A Office | Pocono Mountain East High School |
| Deer Lake High School | Princess Anne High School (MD) |
| Delaware Valley High School | PSU- McKeesport |
| Devon Preparatory School | PSU-New Kensington |
| Downingtown High School |
Rocky Grove Jr/Sr High School |
| East Forest Co. High School | Safe Community Center |
| Eastern High School | Scotch Plains-Fenwood High School |
| Elizabeth Forward Sr. High School | Serra Catholic High School |
| Emmaus High School | Shaler High School |
| Ford City High School |
Slippery Rock Area High School |
| Forest City High School | Somerset County Highway Safety Program |
| Forest Co. DUI Program | Somerset SADD |
| Fort Lee High School | South Allegheny Jr/Sr High School |
| Frederick Co. Underage Drinking & Drug Prevention Task Force | South Huntingdon High School |
| Frederick County UAD & Drug Prevention Task Force |
Sullivan County Jr./Sr. High School |
| Frostburg State University | Southwestern High School (IN) |
| Garden Spot High School | Stroudsburg High School |
| Gettysburg High School | Swain County High School |
| Gilman Country High School (MD) | The Ellis School |
| Greater Johnstown C.T.C. |
Tidioute High School |
| Greene Co. Communities That Care | Twin Lakes Center |
| Greensburg High School (IN) | UMES |
| Hood College | Union Area School District |
| Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (IN) | University of Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| Indiana Governors Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving (IN) | Uwchland Township Police Department |
| Kellogg's-Lancaster Plant | Valley Forge Military Academy |
| Keystone Oakes High School | Warren Area High School |
| Kingsway Regional High School | Warren SADD |
| Lackawanna County Safety Program | West Forest County High School |
| Lancaster Co. DUI Council | West Hempfield Police Department |
| LE Dieruff High School | West Iredell High School |
| Lebanon County Commission of D&A Abuse | Wyoming Area Secondary Center |
| Lebanon Valley College | Youngsville High School |
School Year 2001-2002
| Abington High School | Methacton High School |
| Albert Gallatin High School | Middletown Area High School |
| Allegheny County Highway Safety | Mifflinburg Area High School |
| Allegheny Power of State College | Montineau Jr./Sr. High School |
| Baldwin High School | Nazareth Area High School |
| Baltimore SADD | Neshaminy High School |
| Belle Vernon Area High School | New Oxford High School |
| Bethlehem Catholic | North Hills High School |
| Big Springs High School | North Star High School |
| Bishop Shanahan High School | Northeast IU#19 |
| Brownsville High School | Northern Bedford High School |
| Carmichaels High School | Northern Lehigh High School |
| Catasauqua High School | Northwestern Lehigh High School |
| Central Cambria High School | Notre Dame High School |
| Clarion Limestone School District | Office of Highway Safety |
| Clearfield County Career Center | PSU Delaware |
| Connellsville High School | PSU Harrisburg |
| Council Rock High School | PSU McKeesport |
| Court Advocate Program - DUI | PSU Mont Alto |
| Dallastown Area School District | Penncrest High School |
| Eastern High School | Plum High School |
| Emmaus High School | Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School |
| Ephrata High School | Pocono Mountain High School |
| Erie County Technical School | Port Allegheny High School |
| Ford City High School | |
| Forest County DUI | Portage Area High School |
| Franklin County Career and Technical School | Shaler Area High School |
| Frazier High School | Solanco High School |
| Garden Spot High School | South Park High School |
| Geibel Catholic High School | Southwestern High School |
| Gwynedd-Mercy College | Susquehanna High School |
| Halifax High School | Turkeyfoot Valley Jr./Sr. High School |
| Hershey High School | Uniontown High School |
| Honesdale High School | Valley Forge Military Academy |
| Kane High School | Venango County DUI Program |
| Kittaning High School | Veterans Memorial Ambulance |
| Lackawanna County Safety | Warren County SADD |
| Lancaster Mennonite High School | Warwick High School |
| Lancaster Safe Communities | Waynesburg Central High School |
| LaRoche College | West Shamokin High School |
| Laurel Highlands High School | West Virginia University |
| Lebanon County Drug and Alcohol | West York High School |
| Lebanon Valley College | Western Center for Tech. Studies |
| Liberty High School | Wilson Area High School |
| Louis E. Dieruff High School | Wilson High School |
| Manheim Township High School | Wyalusing Valley Jr./Sr. High School |
| Mars Area High School | York Suburban High School |
School Year 2000-2001
| Abington Township Police Department | Montgomery County Intermediate Unit |
| Allegheny Co. Alcohol Highway Safety Prog. | Moshannon Valley Middle/Senior High School |
| Altoona Hospital Drug & Alcohol Program | Nazareth Academy |
| Apollo-Ridge High School | New Oxford High School |
| Appleton Papers | Newtown Police Department |
| ARIN I.U. #28 | North Clarion County High School |
| Beaver Co. Alcohol Highway Safety Program | Northeastern Sr. High School |
| Bensalem High School | Northwest Regional Highway Safety Network |
| Boonsboro High School | Penn State - Harrisburg |
| Brockway Jr./Sr. High School | Penn State - New Kensington |
| Brookville Area High School | Penn State - Beaver |
| Butler Township Police Department | Penn State - Berks/Lehigh |
| Carrick High School | Penn State - Delaware County |
| College Misericordia | Penn State - DuBois |
| Dauphin Co. Drug and Alcohol Commission | Penn State - Wilkes-Barre |
| Dauphin County Vo-Tech | Penn State - York |
| Elk Co. Christian High School | Penn Trafford High School |
| Erie Co. DWI Program, Inc. | PennDOT Engineering District 1-1 |
| Fayette Co. Alcohol Highway Safety Program | Perkiomen Valley High School |
| Forbes Road High School | Plymouth Whitemarsh High School |
| Ford City High School | |
| Forest Hills High School | Pottstown High School |
| Franklin Regional High School | Pennsylvania State Education Association |
| Franklin/Fulton Drug and Alcohol Program | Saltsburgh High School |
| Halifax Area High School | Smethport High School |
| Hampden Township Fire Company | South Central Highway Safety Network |
| Indiana County AVTS | Spring-Ford Sr. High School |
| Indiana Regional Highway Safety Project | Susquehanna Township High School |
| Indiana University of PA | Trinity High School |
| Kiski Area High School | Twin Lakes Center |
| Lackawanna Intermediate Unit #19 | Union Area Middle/Senior High School |
| Lancaster Safe Communities Program | Union High School |
| LaSalle College High School | United Jr./Sr. High School |
| Lower Dauphin High School | Upper Merion High School |
| Lower Merion High School | US Steel - Clairton Works |
| Methacton High School | Uwchlan Township Police Department |
| Middletown Area High School | Warren County SADD |
| Mifflinburg High School | Warren County Drug & Alcohol Program |
| Monroe Co. Comprehensive Highway Safety | West Greene Middle/High School |
