Driver and Passenger SafetySixth Form
Too Young to Die
Information for 16-18 year-olds on staying safe on roads
How many people do you think were involved in road crashes every day in the UK in 2010?
5
62
505
Many of those killed and injured are your age.
Road crashes are the biggest killer of 15-24 year-olds.
Number of deaths
Number of serious injuries
Number of slight injuries
Casualties by Road User Group 2010
• Powered Two Wheeler• Pedestrian• Pedal Cyclist• Bus User• HGV and Other Road Users• Car Passenger• Car Driver
8%10%9%2%4%20%47%
What types of driver do you think are most likely to crash and why?
What influences the way young people drive?
Three friends die in head-on collision
SpeedSpeed
Not wearing a seatbelt
Not wearing a seatbelt
The Fatal Four!
The Fatal Four!
ImpairmentImpairment
DistractionDistraction
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FACT: Young drivers are more likely to crash if they have their mates in the car
1) Why do you think that is?
How can you look out for your own and your mates’ safety…
2) if you’re getting a lift with mates?
3) if you’re driving with your mates in the car?
What are the consequences of dangerous driving?
• Higher insurance costs – stay crash free and you’ll save hundreds
• Fines – £60 for speeding, up to £5,000 for dangerous driving, unlimited for causing death by dangerous driving
What are the consequences of dangerous driving?
• Losing your licence• Losing your job• Money you spend on learning to drive
and getting a car will be wasted
What are the consequences of dangerous driving?
• Maximum sentence for dangerous driving = 2 years• Maximum sentence for causing death by
dangerous driving = 14 years
What are THE WORST POSSIBLE consequences of dangerous driving?
• Life-changing injury (to you or someone else)• Death (to you or someone else)
Promising
career cut short
by tragic crash
Three friends die in head-on collision
How to stay safe in a car
4) Don’t drive distracted
THE FAB FOUR!
1) Never drive on drink or drugs
2) Stay within speed limits
3) Always belt up
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