What Do You Consider Lethal? challenges teens to rethink how everyday choices can become life-threatening, especially on the roadway.
Through interactive questions and guided discussion, participants examine how the four types of distraction, speed, seat belt use, and speaking up influence safety outcomes.
The evidence-based program reinforces that most teens want to make safe choices and look out for others. By highlighting positive norms and real-world scenarios teens recognize, participants see how simple, everyday decisions can protect lives and support shared roadway responsibility.
Donovan was a gifted athlete, musician, and scholar with a near-perfect GPA and dreams of playing college football. Riding home from the movies with friends, the excitement inside the car escalated into speeding, teasing, and reckless behavior until the driver jerked the wheel and lost control; Donovan and the other unbuckled back-seat passengers were ejected, and Donovan was killed. His story reminds us that everyone in a vehicle shares responsibility for a safe ride and that speaking up, slowing down, and buckling up can prevent a moment of fun from becoming a lifelong tragedy.


