ASIRT Road Safety PSA Contest 2022 - Submit Video by October 21, 2022

Who can enter?

Montgomery County Public School middle school and high school students (grades 6-12) 

Students may work independently or in a small team.

What is a PSA?

PSA stands for Public Service Announcement. PSAs serve to raise attention and awareness of an issue in effort to change behavior. In this instance, a PSA on road safety is intended to help save lives.

Contest Timeline

The contest will be open from September 6 - October 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

PSA Message

“Racing Towards Zero” - Videos should inspire or help road users make safe road choices. The goal is to have zero injuries or deaths on the roads. 

Things to consider & include

• Road safety impacts pedestrians, drivers, passengers, cyclists, and scooter riders.
• How can the above people keep themselves and others safe on the roads?
• This PSA should influence thinking, action, and change behaviors in order to decrease injuries or deaths.
• PSAs should highlight important road safety issues (texting while driving or walking, drunk driving, not wearing seatbelts or helmets, etc.).

Audience for PSA

While everyone can learn from the PSA and change their behaviors to be safer, your video should be geared towards middle and high school students.

Video Recording Requirements and Submission Format

Quality videos must:

1. Be 30-45 seconds in length describing a road safety issue.
2. Be submitted in .MOV or .MP4 format.
3. Be original student entrant work.
4. Depict the importance of road safety.
5. Show evidence of research (sharing facts on the issue(s), data on impact, safety precautions, etc.) and should be edited for proper spelling and grammar.
6. Include the ASIRT logo (can be found at https://www.asirt.org/) 
7. Not include offensive or illegal content.

• Not include copyrighted, trademarked or branded content. If including music, it must be from a copyright-free resource.*

*Entrants are prohibited from using copyrighted materials and are encouraged to visit copyright-free music libraries or work with a school or friends’ band or chorus if any background music is needed. 

2020 Winning Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjYp7Kj652k 

Where do I submit?

To submit an entry: https://bit.ly/ASIRTPSA2022. 

This form will close on October 21, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. 

Prizes

1st prize $150 Amazon gift card
2nd prize $100 Amazon gift card
3rd prize $75 Amazon gift card

Winners will be announced and highlighted during the ASIRT Annual Gala and will receive an invitation for them and their families.