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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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Most of these resources are also to be found in "Your Turn", published by Transport SA, 2004. The list is a compilation of resources provided by the teachers in the reference group:-

Resources listed with * are available on loan from Transport SA - (08) 8226 8222.

Ash, E. & Bernard, M.E. 1996. You can do it-ASG's Education Programs [kit] Australian Scholarships Group, Oakleigh, Victoria.

An Australian Journey - images from our transport history at the State Library of SA [computer file] 1996. Libraries Board of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

Bellhouse, Robert & Munro, Geoffrey. 2001. Next Step II-educating young people about illegal drugs. Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation. West Melbourne, Victoria.

The Big Move - Resilience and Drug Education Resources for Upper Primary Students [kit]. 2003. Resilience Education and Drug Information (REDI) Commonwealth Department of Education, Science & Training, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Bui, C. 1998. Primary Steps - Educating 5 - 14 year olds about drugs. Australian Drug Foundation, North Melbourne, Victoria.

Creating resilient youth for middle school students - student workbook. 1998. Global Learning Communities, Launceston, Tasmania.

Different dreams - integrated units collection -years 7 & 8. 1998. Curriculum Corporation, Melbourne, Victoria.

DiPietro, G. & MacKenzie, 0. 1994. Choices Alcohol and Road Safety. VicRoads, Kew, Victoria.

* Driving with attitude: personal development, health and physical education Years 9 - 10. 1994, Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW, Sydney.

Drug Education R - 12 Teacher Support Package - Middle years: drug education for years 6 - 9. 2000. Department of Education, Training & Employment, Adelaide, SA.

Drug Education R - 12 Teacher Support Package - Senior years: drug education for years 10 - 12. 2000. Department of Education, Training & Employment, Adelaide, SA.

Edwards, E. 1985. Teenagers, alcohol and Road Safety: classroom strategies for years 8- 12. Division of Road Safety - Tasmanian Education Department, Hobart, Tasmania.

* Fatal Vision Goggles® http://www.sdt.com.au/FATALVISION.htm

Fuller, A., Bellhouse, B., Johnston, G. 2001. The Heart Matters - A program for the promotion of emotional intelligence and resilience in the junior to middle years of secondary school. GN & EJ Ridgeway, Victoria.

* Go back-you are going the wrong way-national edition (kit). Federal Office of Road Safety, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, ACT.

Hawthorne, G. 1992. Getting around - issues of mobility and safety in personal transport. TAC Insurance & Victorian Association of Traffic Safety Education Teachers (VATSECL Melbourne, Victoria.

Kavanagh, K. 2003. Texts on TV: Multimedia approaches to learning about popular texts in the primary years [kit]. DECS Publishing, Seacombe Gardens, South Australia. Available Curriculum Corporation.

The following websites have been found to be quite useful - check that they are current before using with students!!

Motor Accident Commission
(Including on-line surveys)

PBF Australia (Paraplegic Benefit Fund)
(Interactive road safety website)

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/road/road_use/roadcrash.asp
(Transport SA  Crash Data)

http://www.roads2survival.com.au/index.htm
(see  Safe  Driving Agreements)

http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/educational/schools/index.asp
(Transport SA Education Resources)
RAA  practice questions for the Learner's permit.
Several tests based on give-way rules

Crash test and Safety data for cars
ANCAPS safety ratings

An Inter-active Driving Experience from NSW:
Translates well to other states

A guide to "green" vehicles

Australian Design Rules 

 Car Prices - secondhand

Suggested Maintenance Schedule

Fuel Consumption guide & Calculator

Safe drive Training australia
(Also providers of Fatal Vision Goggles and Radar guns)

Physics in Motion
(They visit Adelaide each year)



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