Macon State College grant to promote safer driving

A $15,000 grant to a Macon State College program will be used to promote safer driving among college students.

The grant, from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, was awarded to the Macon State Student Life Wellness Program and will focus on the importance of wearing a seat belt and driving sober, according to a news release.

The Wellness Program plans to create a Web site that provides information about the highway safety office's goals and initiatives. It also plans to distribute educational materials around campus.

Two observational seat belt surveys will be conducted on campus as well, according to a release.