Safe Drive Stay Alive 2009
Friday, 23rd January 2009
Safe Drive Stay Alive is a community safety partnership project first run in Scotland in 2002. It was proposed to educate young drivers in Scotland by using an innovative and hard-hitting approach than was already in place.
To this effect, the roadshow was devised in such a way that it would be full-on, hard-hitting, realistic and highly emotive. The content of the project reflected the findings of statistical evidence, feedback from emergency service personnel, consultation with education officers and road users.
Central Scotland Road Safety Partnership, consisting of Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service, Central Scotland Police, Scottish Ambulance Service and NHS Forth Valley, first delivered Safe Drive Stay Alive in January 2008.
Nearly 4000 young people attended the event held in the MacRobert Centre, Stirling.
The Safe Drive Stay Alive roadshow is a partnership initiative aimed at reducing death and serious injuries, within the age group of 16-24 years, on Scotland's roads.
Statistics tell us that young inexperienced drivers are at a far higher risk of being involved in accidents than older more experienced drivers.
The roadshow aims to educate most 4th, 5th and 6th year pupils and college students, nationally approximately 15,000 students attend each year.
The production runs in January, November and December each year depending on the area and is organised with support and contributions from: community safety partnerships, fire and rescue services, road safety units, police forces, the Scottish Ambulance Service, education services and the Criminal Justice Service.
The Safe Drive Stay Alive Roadshow will run from Monday 26th Januray û Friday 30th January at the MacRobert Centre, Stirling. The roadshow is by invitation to local schools within Central Scotland area. There will also be an evening show on Tuesday 27th January which starts at 8pm. Tickets for the evening show can be obtained at the box office from the MacRobert Centre (01786 4666666). Content of the roadshow is only suitable for 15 years and older.
