The Young
Traffic Offenders Program was founded in 1997 to offer Missouri
judges a new way to deter young people from speeding, drunken
driving and other related driving offenses. When young drivers,
ages 15 to 24 are convicted of these types of offenses, a judge
can sentence them to attend a one-day program as part of their
probation. Programs are held at area trauma centers.
YTOP participants follow the path they would take after
being seriously injured in a motor-vehicle crash. They begin
in the Emergency Room, visit Radiology, Intensive Care, and Physical
Therapy. Participants eat lunch in the Medical Center cafeteria where two Voices for Injury Prevention (VIP) speakers share their stories. A lunch voucher is provided to each participant. VIP speakers have personally sustained a brain or spinal cord injury. Following lunch, a member of the Missouri Highway Patrol
also visits to share a video and tells of the daunting task
of letting a parent know their child has been killed in a motor
vehicle crash. The session concludes with each participant writing a one-page essay describing the events of the day, what they've learned and their reactions to the session.
YTOP sessions are held in one of three area Trauma Centers:
| Date |
Location |
Address |
| February 19, 2010 |
Centerpoint Medical Center |
19600 East 39th Street,
Independence, MO. 64055
(Map) |
| February 26, 2010 |
Truman Medical Center |
2301 Holmes Rd.,
Kansas City, MO. 64108
(Map) |
| March 12, 2010 |
Research Medical Center |
2316 East Meyer Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO. 64132
(Map) |
March 26, 2010
|
Centerpoint Medical Center |
19600 East 39th Street,
Independence, MO. 64055
(Map) |
| April 9, 2010 |
Truman Medical Center |
2301 Holmes Rd.,
Kansas City, MO. 64108
(Map) |
| April 23, 2010 |
Centerpoint Medical Center |
19600 East 39th Street,
Independence, MO. 64055
(Map) |
| April 30, 2010 |
Research Medical Center |
2316 East Meyer Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO. 64132
(Map) |
| May 7, 2010 |
Research Medical Center |
2316 East Meyer Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO. 64132
(Map) |
May 21, 2010 |
Centerpoint Medical Center |
19600 East 39th Street,
Independence, MO. 64055
(Map) |
| June 4, 2010 |
Research Medical Center |
2316 East Meyer Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO. 64132
(Map) |
June 11, 2010 |
Centerpoint Medical Center |
19600 East 39th Street,
Independence, MO. 64055
(Map) |
| June 18, 2010 |
Research Medical Center |
2316 East Meyer Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO. 64132
(Map) |
| June 25 , 2010 |
Truman Medical Center |
2301 Holmes Rd.,
Kansas City, MO. 64108
(Map) |
It is imperative that participants register for a session; walk-in participants will not be able to participate in the session. To register, call The Research Foundation at 816-276-4218.
The cost for participating in the YTOP program is $70.00; payable on the day of the session in cash or money order made payable to The Research Foundation. Participants are required to show a photo identification on the day of their YTOP session.
Sessions are scheduled 2 - 4 times monthly and each session accomodates approximately 25 participants. If a participant changes their registration within 10 days of the scheduled session or does not attend the session for which they are scheduled and needs to reschedule, they will incur a $35.00 rescheduling fee.
Participants who complete each portion of the YTOP session will be provided a YTOP certificate of completion at the end of their session.
View the YTOP brochure. |
