Injury and Road Safety

Strand 3: Individual and Community Health

Outcome 5.6: A student analyses attitudes, behaviours and consequences related to health issues affecting young people

SLA - 5.6

> Responsible driver and passenger behaviour

> Factors influencing road user behaviour

> Major causal factors in road and traffic related injuries, eg (speeding, drug use, fatigue, occupant restraint)

> Consequences of unsafe road use behaviour

> Skills and attitudes that support safe road behaviour, eg hazard perception, road sharing and tolerance

SLT - 5.6

> Propose and present strategies designed to promote safe road-use attitudes and behaviour

Skills:

> 5.12 - Decision Making

> 5.16 - Problem solving

For this unit I have decided to invite guest speakers to the class these are as follows, Police, Fire and Ambulance personnel. My rationale for this decision is that these organisations are at the forefront of this issue and their knowledge and expertise can only greatly benefit my students. By inviting these departments I hope to clearly link what is being taught in the classroom to real life situations. It is my express intent to clearly demonstrate this unit in a practical sense.

Prior to this class I spoke with and met the relevant departments and outlined my educational requirements to them. Together we tailored an educational approach that was aligned with the outcomes listed above.

The class will be broken into three groups. Each group will receive equal time with each emergency services personnel. Real life experiences will be recounted to students along with identifying causes and effects and practical advice on how to stay safe.

During these group presentations students will also be able to ask questions of the guest speakers and seek their advice and guidance on matters relating to safety and practical tips.

At the conclusion of the group sessions the class will come back together for a final debriefing and concluding messages from the emergency services personnel.