Safety for Life-Mission Possible is composed of Stockdale High School students who created a traffic safety drama. They've performed at elementary schools and at the county fair, which attracts thousands of children. When kids talk to kids, it makes an impact. We also use teens as advocates on television. The kids are great, and the media is more likely to feature a teenager than an adult.

The teens have taken over this program. They own it. If the SAFE Coalition disappeared, Stockdale High School would maintain the program. In fact, all the schools have been very cooperative. They understand how this program can be integrated into the classroom. It can be used in public speaking classes; crash dynamics can be used in math class . . . The kids love it. It spices up their education.

Next, we are going to bring elementary school students to the high school. The high school kids will present a drama. Then they will break up into small groups in which the high school students will help the elementary school kids create their own dramas around traffic safety issues. The teenagers become the teachers, the elementary school kids become the writers -and all the children become advocates. It's a great project.

Young people bring an enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm to a Safe Communities program. When you take young adults and make them advocates for traffic safety, you've made a difference.