November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Introduction Far too many teenagers get killed/injured on our roads WHY?

Its never going to happen to me Im a good driver

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact! You are not invincible

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Today's Lesson Why teenagers? Risks on the Road Distractions Being Aware

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road The four main causes for crashes Inattention Failure to look Look but didnt see Misjudgement

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Crash Testing On the real Crash Testing Grounds engineers and technical experts do just what it sounds like: they crash cars. New cars, old cars, expensive cars, sports cars, trucks, vans just about every kind of motor vehicle imaginable.They also experiment with different types of crashes: front-end, rear-end and side, plus incidents where cars and trucks roll over. During a crash, the car crashes to a stop. At 30 mph, a car hitting an object that is not moving will crumple in about two feet. As the car crushes, it absorbs some of the force of the collision.

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road WHAT HAPPENS IN A CAR CRASH? Have you ever wondered what happens inside a car when it crashes? The people at the Crash Test Lab do. They spend hour after hour measuring, testing and analyzing. They've found that in each car crash there are actually three collisions: 1. The Car's Collision 2. The Human Collision 3. The Human Body's Collision

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road THE CAR COLLISION During a crash, the car crashes to a stop. At 30 mph, a car hitting an object that is not moving will crumple in about two feet. As the car crushes, it absorbs some of the force of the collision.

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road THE HUMAN COLLISION The second collision is the "human collision". At the moment of impact, passengers in the car are still traveling at the vehicles original speed. When the car comes to a complete stop the passengers continue to be hurled forward until they come in contact with some part of the car. For example, the steering wheel, the dashboard, the front window or back of the front seat. Humans in a crash can also cause serious injuries to other humans when they collide with each other. People in the front seat of a car are often hit by rear- seat passengers as they fly forward with incredible force.

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road THE INTERNAL COLLISION In a crash, even after a human body comes to a complete stop, its internal organs are still moving. Suddenly, these internal organs slam into other organs or the skeletal system. This "internal collision" is what often causes serious injury or death. Imagine what happens when someone's head collides with the windshield of a car. After the person stops moving the brain hits the inside of the skull. The result may be only a mild concussion or there could be permanent brain damage.

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Contributing Factors Speeding Alcohol Drug use Being distracted Tiredness

Traf fic Is the biggest killer of 12 – 16 year olds

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road What can you see?

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact or Fiction ? Fact : Young Males Ages 17-24,account for 6% of the population but one in five driver deaths…..(show video clip)

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact or Fiction? 1. Little children are more likely than me to be injured in a road accident

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact or Fiction? 2. The most dangerous age for teenagers is between 12 and 18

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact or Fiction? 3. Most Young people get knocked down during Winter

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Fact or Fiction? 4. Fewer than 10,000 children are killed or injured each year on the roads in the UK

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Answers 1. Little children are more likely than me to be injured in a road accident FALSE – its people your age 2. The most dangerous age for children is between 12 and 18 TRUE 3. Most children get knocked down during Winter FALSE – Its the summer 4. Fewer than 10,000 children are killed or injured each year on the roads in the UK FALSE – Over 40, People my age are more likely to be abducted than killed in a road accident

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Risks What kind of things can be a risk? What kind of risks are there on the road? Why do people take risks? How can we prevent people taking risks?

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road The mobile phone What are the benefits of mobiles? What kind of risks can mobiles create? Mobile Risks on the road

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Wearing Seatbelts In a crash at 30mph, an unrestrained person is thrown forward with a force equal to 30 to 60 times their own body weight. 15 people in the front of cars are killed each year by rear seat passengers

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November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Controlling the risk What could be done to make the roads safer?

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Advertising Do you think that some movies & TV Programmes promote taking risks?

November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road Here are some of the ways the government are trying to reduce the statistics Advertising

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November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road TV Adverts – Speed Kills

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November 2004Year 7 Risks on the Road TV Adverts – Drink Driving

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