Sharing
the Road
Warren
Meissner
85362755 |
Warren and his partner Sandra
have put a lot of time into two projects - "Sharing the Road" from a
truck driver's perspective and "Don't Drive a Lemon" - a hands-on
activity with an old car, with students looking for defects. Check with Warren regarding costs. |
Roadsafe
Australia
Peter
Pabst
82411877 |
Peter and his team run a one-day
Driver Awareness Course for P-Platers. Nationally accreditted and
highly recommended. Tailored to local conditions. Check with Peter for pricing. |
PBF Australia
(Paraplegic Benefit Fund)
Marian MacLucas
1800 809 780 |
An
innovative and powerful road safety program that encourages young
people to make safer choices about road use by presenting a first hand
account of the devastating consequences of a serious road crash,
presented by a young person who has paraplegia or quadriplegia as a
result of road trauma. |
SA Ambulance Service
Contact your local station
|
Happy to help with presentations to students, including first aid for crash scenes. Vital participation in Mock Crashes. |
SA Metropolitan Fire
Brigade
Contact MFB Headquarters
|
An
excellent programme, the Road Accident Awareness & Prevention
Programme, featuring young road crash victim in a wheelchair Ryan
Scott. |
SA Police
Local stations, regional HQ, etc |
Vital
in Mock Crash scenarios, but local officers happy to help with Radar
and equipment demo, talks to students, etc. Local officer Dave Pearsonalso
promotes "In the Blink of an Eye" and has copies available through Mt
Pleasant Police Station. Traffic Training Unit also run Driver Ed
Seminars for Yr 11, sponsored by MAC. |
Amy Gillett Foundation
Mary Safe (Amy's Mother)
safedm@adam.com.au
|
Amy
Gillett was the champion cyclist killed in a road crash during training
in Europe. Her mother, Mary Safe, is now visiting schools to talk about
Road Safety and cyclists, as well as resilience, goal-setting and a
range of other attributes which Amy possessed in abundance. |