Road Safety Education
To reduce the number of injury accidents involving children
within Worcestershire, we offer a number of education programmes
through schools:
This exercise, designed for years five and six, aims to make
children aware of relationship between speed and distance and how
this effects the time it takes for a vehicle to stop. The children
watch a DVD before participating in practical exercises on the
road, which includes measuring a 50 metre distance and timing
vehicles passing over this with a stopwatch to reveal the speed of
the vehicle. The children also receive a work pack that they can
complete during future sessions in the classroom.
Pre-driver training
The Pre-Driver Training course, which is open to students aged
14 and above, has been successfully piloted at Secondary Schools
across the county over the last year. It aims to equip new drivers
with the vital skills and knowledge they need to stay safe on the
roads before they start their journey to passing their test through
formal lessons.
The popular course comprises of the three modules. The first is
a theatre production of 'New Wheels' on-site. This is followed by a
workshop that gets young people to consider their actions on the
highway and those of other road-users. The final part sees students
get behind the wheel for an hour-long off-road driving course with
qualified experts that talk them through both theoretical and
practical tuition.
Details of future courses will be posted here.
For further information on road safety visit Think! Road
Safety .
