Road Safety Messages 

The below provides the main points SafeAs presentations and products convey. These topics provide the structure to audiences on how easily road trauma can happen!

Hazard perception

Young drivers need to think and then learn about the hazards

Risk factors for young drivers and passengers

Identifying the hazards is one thing, understanding the risk associated with these hazards is another.

Protecting ourselves at all times when driving

What can be done to minimise the risk and avoid the hazards?

Consequences of major motor vehicle crashes

Although these seem pretty obvious when you are a strong, lively (maybe even invincible) youngster the chances that these may happen to you or some one you know seem pretty remote.

• Death
• Acquired brain injury
• Serious and permanent spinal injury
• Harming friend or other road users
• Compliance and legal penalties

Strategies to stay safe on the road

The program would not be complete without some strategies to improve the chances of stopping the 4 O'Clock knock.

• Rights and responsibilities
• Mobile phones and motor vehicles
• Experience - getting as much as possible in the learning phase
• Overconfidence
• Minimising risk taking behaviour
• Positive peer pressure