DRIVE SMART is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing traffic related fatalities and injuries. We accomplish this by developing solutions to transportation safety issues and changing driving attitudes and behaviors, in partnership with schools, businesses, civic, community and government agencies.
This chapter was established in 1993 using CDOT funding through Drive Smart Colorado. Since then, Drive Smart has achieved sustainability and received national, state and local recognition for its work.
It is our philosophy that ‘It takes a generation to make a change’. We feel that our steady influence in the community allows to achieve our ultimate goal of saving lives one driver at a time, one car seat at a time, one booster seat at a time, one seat belt at a time, one vehicle at a time, one pedestrian at a time, one stop light at a time.
May 8, 2013 – Traffic Safety - STATEWIDE — Motorcycle crashes killed 82 riders and passengers on Colorado’s roads last year and over two-thirds of those killed (69%) were not wearing a helmet, so the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding riders they have a choice to wear gear to prevent deadly crashes. May marks Motorcycle [...]
Sunday, June 2nd, 9am – Barks & Belts 5K Evergreen, CO, May 17, 2013: Evergreen Animal Protective League www.eapl.com and Drive Smart www.drive-smart.org are pleased to announce their 2nd Annual Barks & Belts 5K Walk/Run on June 2nd, 2013. We were thrilled with the attendance of vendors and especially racers for last year’s inaugural event, [...]
But why recycle car seats in the first place? Two main considerations are at work in this situation: Car Seats Expire – Yes, car seats have expiration dates. Due to their exposure to extreme conditions (like heat and sun), the plastic from which they are constructed generally degrades in five to six years. All car [...]


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