Safe Drive, Stay Alive
Will your teenager be a safe driver?
Despite making up a small percentage of licence holders, drivers and passengers aged 17-24 are more likely to be involved in a crash. Safe Drive, Stay Alive, is trying to buck that trend and is inviting parents to do the same.
Safe Drive, Stay Alive is a production run jointly by Hounslow and Ealing councils which shows graphic film footage featuring scenes from horrific car crashes in a bid to shock young people into taking more care when getting behind the wheel.
Students from almost every secondary school in Hounslow will have a chance to watch the chilling dramatisation this autumn.
This year, parents and guardians of Hounslow teenagers are also invited to watch the film and take part in post-event workshops. They will be given advice and information on how best to tackle safe driving with their children, including how to broach the subject of drink and drug driving.
Teenagers are more likely to take risks when driving and because of inexperience, will not see potential hazards as quickly as more seasoned drivers.
The number of drivers driving under the influence of drink or drugs, not wearing seat belts and distracted by mobile phones, are also more likely in this age group.
Councillor Richard Foote, Cabinet Member for Communities, Hounslow Council, said: “These projects are tough to watch and don’t make for nice viewing.
“But gradually the numbers of young people killed or seriously hurt in vehicle accidents are slowly receding, because the message is hitting home through such initiatives such as Safe Drive, Stay Alive.”
Book your place at the adults’ event on Monday 10 October, 7pm, at the Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, Ealing, W5 5BQ. The performance and workshop is free to attend but you must be pre-book by emailing: sta@hounslow.gov.uk