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Welcome to Birdwood High School's
Road  Safety Education Site
Birdwood Curriculum Development Sponsored by the Motor Accident Commission
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Organizations which can provide Road Safety education for schools: -

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.

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