The ThinkFirst Traffic Offenders Program is an innovative, day-long experiential program designed to educate young high-risk drivers about the consequences of motor vehicle trauma.

During the program, young traffic offenders, who are ordered by Missouri courts to attend the program, follow the same path they would have taken had they been seriously injured in a crash.

The focus of the program is to inform the young drivers of the consequences of unsafe driving and to provide a graphic and realistic view of life as a crash survivor. 

This nationally acclaimed program clearly demonstrates the physical, emotional, financial and societal costs of injury. The program is conducted once each month and serves an average of 25 young driving offenders. Participants are charged $70.00 to attend.  

The day begins with an eye-opening tour of the University Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center. Next, young survivors of trauma explain firsthand what it’s like to survive a car crash and live with a disability. 

An officer and a representative from the Missouri State Highway Patrol conclude the day by explaining their role in traffic safety and demonstrating the Fatal Vision TM goggles.