Road Safety

Road Safety
Strand 3- Individual and Community Health.

Outcome 4.6- A student describes the nature of health and analyses how health issues may impact on young people.

Students learn about- Defining risk factors and behaviours in a range of road environments and situations.
- Protective behaviours.

Students learn to- Devise and demonstrate a plan to assume responsibility for their road safety and that of other road users.

Activities- A) Identify responsibilities of a driver.
B) Describe responsible driver and passenger behaviours.
C) The three major casual factors in road and traffic related injuries are human, vehicular and environmental. Give three examples of each.
D) You Tube Activity- Watch this short advert and describe the incorrect behaviours of the driver and the passengers.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=OsHL30Z60kg
Watch this short advert and identify the incorrect behaviours of the driver and three different ways the accident may have been avoided.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJs4AYa8sU
Watch this short advert and list three impacts this may have for each of the individual, the community and the environment.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=9kplg8O6GPQ&feature=related

Reason for inclusion- This task is aimed at making students aware of the dangers of unsafe road behaviour and methods of avoiding these situations. This will give them a better preparation as they begin to drive.