1st Place: Sarah Wilson of Tampa, Fla. Click here to view Sarah’s video and learn more about how her filmmaking talents rendered a powerful view into the lives of young drivers.

The results are in!The top four winners of the 2008 Safety Scholars video contest were chosen from more than 10,000 online votes. The video of each of the grand-prize winners will be broadcast as a public service TV commercial for Bridgestone Firestone winter 2009. In addition, winners received a $5,000 college scholarship and a trip to the Chicago AutoShow to showcase their videos to top automotive journalists.

2nd Place: Ryan Massey of Laguna Niguel, Calif.  Click here to view Ryan’s video and learn more about how a real-life experience taught him that seat belts do indeed save lives.

3rd Place:Danny Belkin of Rockville, Maryland. Click here to view Danny’s video and learn more about how he used humor to relate the dangers of cell phone use behind the wheel.

Critics Choice:Angela Roscioli of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  Click here to view Angela’s video and learn more about her portrayal of common in-vehicle distractions.

To view videos created by the remaining finalists, click here.  These young drivers also won a new set of Bridgestone or Firestone tires for their innovative auto safety-themed videos.