Young driver and passenger safety for sixth forms and colleges
Together, our School Sustainable Travel Team and West Mercia Police’s Road Safety Team have developed a new young driver and passenger safety digital workshop called ‘Greenlight’ for all sixth forms, colleges, and schools across the county.
The workshop focuses on four young people’s perspectives of the collision they're all involved in, and the potential choices they could have made to prevent it.
Content is based around the ‘fatal four’ causation factors (speed, drink/drug driving, mobile phones, and seatbelts), as well as other issues such as inexperience, passenger responsibility, the safe and appropriate use of new technologies in vehicles, advice on driving safely in adverse weather, and general safety advice appropriate to the rural context of Shropshire.
During the video a policing officer from West Mercia Police discusses the legal responsibilities on drivers and riders and tells of their own experiences of policing the roads, attending collision scenes, and acting as a family liaison officer.
Behaviour change techniques are provided giving students the essential safety skills to use when starting to drive or ride, or when they're travelling as a passenger with friends who have recently passed their driving test.
Teacher workbooks and resources are available to accompany and support the delivery of the video.
If you'd like to show this film to year 11, 12 or 13 students in your school or college, please contact sustainabletravelplanning@shropshire.gov.uk
