This program is offered to Year 11 Students attending both Government and Private High Schools in the Engadine area. The program is delivered to the High Schools over 1 day with a total of 6 sessions, which are conducted in classrooms at the school and timed to coincide with the normal school periods.
The sessions of a typical program include:
1. Keeping your L's & P's -
This session is conducted by the local Police Highway Patrol and covers
1. Risk taking behaviour
2. Speed
3. Legal Consequences
This session also includes a static demonstration of a Highway Patrol Car
2. New Driver Survival
This session is usually conducted by experienced teachers from the Trent
Driving School. It covers:-
1. Traffic Hints &Tips
2. Stopping time and the reflex tester,
as the main focus
3. Picking up the pieces
Conducted by Paramedic Staff of the NSW Ambulance service it covers
the subject of " Why crashes happen and driver attitude "
4. Being fit to drive
Presented by members of the NSW Community Health Department,
this session discusses the effects of alcohol and drugs on decision making,
fine-motor skills and risk taking. In this session participants are introduced to
"Beer Googles" to enable them to experience the effect of being under the
influence of drugs or alcohol .
5. Buying a safe used car
Presented by members of the NRMA Motoring and Services Department,
students are given an insight to the challenges facing a buyer of a used motor
vehicle,highlighting the things that may not be what they are actually like.They
provide helpful hints on the major items to critically examine.
6. Accident Survivor
Conducted by the Brain Injury Association of NSW, their members discuss
with all students, the results of accidents, the future of Victims and the
impacts on families.
It should be noted that as the program depends on the availability of the
Volunteer presenters who normally have full time jobs, some minor variations to the program may be required on any particular day.
High Schools wishing to participate in the program should contact our Club's UTurn the Wheel Coordinator who will arrange and cordinate with the U Turn the Wheel group .
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