A New York State
Driver Traffic Safety Education Association Publication
"Educating Youth for a Lifetime of Safe Driving "
"FrontView" Newsletter
Jan. - March 2026
The 17th Annual
NYSDTSEA Conference
"Keeping Informed & Up - to - Date
with Driver Ed Issues in New York State"
You are invited:
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Neil Sapolsky, Interim President
2025-2026 Spring Message Updates for Spring Driver Ed Our Annual Conference Agenda is now finalized. We are all set for the March Conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Binghamton. Centrally located and interstate travel makes it easy for many to travel to this location. Hopefully you are considering attending as we have a lot of good information to share with you all. If you want to attend the Workshop on the next day be sure to check the box when you register so that we know how many will be attending the 2nd day luncheon. No cost to attend the workshop, this is just to help with the logistics. The Comfort Inn has rooms available. Ask for our discount. There are a number of new laws and policies from DMV, so plan to take some notes to update your materials if you haven't already done so. Hope to see many of you in Binghamton. ~Neil Sapolsky Election 2026 Candidates If you are interested in serving as an officer or representative, we need to know by March 1st. Below are the openings. Candidates so far for 2026 and 2027: Past President 2025 Neil Sapolsky - Fallsburg Central Schools President candidate position: - Daniel Redmond - Fallsburg Central Schools Vice President candidate position: - Ron Alexander - SUNY Oswego Web Master and Treasurer candidate position: - Troy Townsend - SUNY Binghamton Secretary candidate position: - Sign up Membership Chairperson candidate position: - Sign up Conference Chairperson candidate position: - Sign up |
DID YOU KNOW?
What Are the 100 Deadliest Days and What Can You Do to Make them Safer.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for American teens. And, during the 100 Deadliest Days, teens are 20% more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than they are during the rest of the year.
NEWS! NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2026 -- Click here!
Speeding is the theme for the 17th annual Drive2Life PSA Contest, which launches today and invites teens for ideas for a TV public service announcement that will be broadcast nationwide.
Plan Ahead. Teen Driver Safety Week is October 19–25, 2026
Teachers this is a good opportunity to plan ahead and increase safety messaging in our schools outside of the driver education program. A teen’s inexperience behind the wheel makes them more susceptible to crashes, so including teen safety messaging in a traffic safety communication plan is important. Specific risk factors for teens behind the wheel include: alcohol and drug use, not wearing a seat belt, distracted driving, additional passengers, speeding, and drowsy driving. Let's get a head of all the contests and opportunities to spread the word about safe driving to all students this year. Keep an eye on various safety projects that can reap your school awards for innovative ways to get the message out and opportunities to win scholarship awards as well as cash prizes. The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are nationally known as the most dangerous times for teen drivers. Stay vigilant and be a safety minded passenger.
REMINDERS:
- Speaking up for your safety in unsafe driving situations can save your life and the life of the driver. Don't be afraid to say something if you see something.
- 32 people die in drunk driving related crashes. That's one person every 45 minutes. It doesn't have to be you driving drunk. It can be the other person. Stay alert.
- Drowsy driving kills, but it is preventable. There were 633 deaths related to drowsy driving in 2023. We need to be talking about this more.
- There are several events coming up this next year and are noted in this newsletter and also on our website.
Please peruse the various news articles that we have posted and plan your calendar accordingly.
What Are the 100 Deadliest Days and What Can You Do to Make them Safer.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for American teens. And, during the 100 Deadliest Days, teens are 20% more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than they are during the rest of the year.
NEWS! NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2026 -- Click here!
Speeding is the theme for the 17th annual Drive2Life PSA Contest, which launches today and invites teens for ideas for a TV public service announcement that will be broadcast nationwide.
Plan Ahead. Teen Driver Safety Week is October 19–25, 2026
Teachers this is a good opportunity to plan ahead and increase safety messaging in our schools outside of the driver education program. A teen’s inexperience behind the wheel makes them more susceptible to crashes, so including teen safety messaging in a traffic safety communication plan is important. Specific risk factors for teens behind the wheel include: alcohol and drug use, not wearing a seat belt, distracted driving, additional passengers, speeding, and drowsy driving. Let's get a head of all the contests and opportunities to spread the word about safe driving to all students this year. Keep an eye on various safety projects that can reap your school awards for innovative ways to get the message out and opportunities to win scholarship awards as well as cash prizes. The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are nationally known as the most dangerous times for teen drivers. Stay vigilant and be a safety minded passenger.
REMINDERS:
- Speaking up for your safety in unsafe driving situations can save your life and the life of the driver. Don't be afraid to say something if you see something.
- 32 people die in drunk driving related crashes. That's one person every 45 minutes. It doesn't have to be you driving drunk. It can be the other person. Stay alert.
- Drowsy driving kills, but it is preventable. There were 633 deaths related to drowsy driving in 2023. We need to be talking about this more.
- There are several events coming up this next year and are noted in this newsletter and also on our website.
Please peruse the various news articles that we have posted and plan your calendar accordingly.
Past DERIC Workshops - 2025
Survey says: Success!
Three DERIC workshops were conducted this past 2024-2025 year at Binghamton, Rochester, & Long Island sites. These workshops were hosted by the NYS Health Department and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. Post surveys show that they were a success and the information provided was very helpful. The goal was to help inform teachers of the DERIC curriculum materials and to help teachers enhance and help localize the curriculum content. If you are interested in attending next year's workshops, please contact us by email: [email protected]. You and your school might be interested in hosting aone of the workshops. Please let us know as we are always looking for different sites to conduct these workshops and YOU can help make it more convenient for teachers in your region to attend.
Once again the Dept of Health, in coordination with the NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee has written a grant to conduct workshops that can provide teachers with insight on how the DERIC curriculum can be used in their driver education programs.
A Call to NYS Driver Ed Teachers!
DERIC Curriculum Workshop
Participate in the NYSDTSEA DERIC Curriculum Workshop
…attend and receive a $100 incentive!
Survey says: Success!
Three DERIC workshops were conducted this past 2024-2025 year at Binghamton, Rochester, & Long Island sites. These workshops were hosted by the NYS Health Department and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. Post surveys show that they were a success and the information provided was very helpful. The goal was to help inform teachers of the DERIC curriculum materials and to help teachers enhance and help localize the curriculum content. If you are interested in attending next year's workshops, please contact us by email: [email protected]. You and your school might be interested in hosting aone of the workshops. Please let us know as we are always looking for different sites to conduct these workshops and YOU can help make it more convenient for teachers in your region to attend.
Once again the Dept of Health, in coordination with the NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee has written a grant to conduct workshops that can provide teachers with insight on how the DERIC curriculum can be used in their driver education programs.
A Call to NYS Driver Ed Teachers!
DERIC Curriculum Workshop
Participate in the NYSDTSEA DERIC Curriculum Workshop
…attend and receive a $100 incentive!
ADTSEA 2026 National Conference
July 11-15th, 2026
"The Wright Way Forward: Inspiring Safer Roads"
Saturday - Wednesday — Raleigh, NC
Do you need or want Professional Development credit for other workshops?
ADTSEA has interesting, virtual workshops and as a member of NYSDTSEA, ADTSEA, and NEADTSEA you may want to visit the ADTSEA site where recorded workshops have been attached. We have found these very informative and helpful. Go to the ADTSEA.org site below for more details.
https://www.adtsea.org/associations/registration/adtsea.phtml
ADVOCATE WITH DONATE LIFE NEW YORK STATE!
Join us for a day of advocacy and celebration at the Donate Life NYS' 2026 Legislative Education Event.
We need you! Transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, those on the waitlist, and anyone passionate about donation and transplant are invited to participate in Donate Life NYS' 2026 Legislative Education Event.
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 31 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
Call to register
Donate Life New York State
185 Jordan Rd., Troy, NY 12180
(518) 326-323
Join us for a day of advocacy and celebration at the Donate Life NYS' 2026 Legislative Education Event.
We need you! Transplant recipients, donor families, living donors, those on the waitlist, and anyone passionate about donation and transplant are invited to participate in Donate Life NYS' 2026 Legislative Education Event.
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 31 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
Call to register
Donate Life New York State
185 Jordan Rd., Troy, NY 12180
(518) 326-323
