Far too many teenagers get killedinjured on our roads

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Title: Far too many teenagers get killedinjured on our roads

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Introduction

Far too many teenagers get killed/injured on our
roads
WHY?

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Its never going to happen to me

Im a good driver

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Fact!
You are not invincible
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Today's Lesson

Why teenagers?
Risks on the Road
Distractions
Being Aware

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The four main causes for crashes

Inattention
Failure to look
Look but didnt see
Misjudgement

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Crash Testing

On the real Crash Testing Grounds engineers and
technical experts do just what it sounds like
they crash cars. New cars, old cars, expensive
cars, sports cars, trucks, vans just about every
kind of motor vehicle imaginable.They also
experiment with different types of crashes
front-end, rear-end and side, plus incidents
where cars and trucks roll over.

During a crash, the car crashes to a stop. At 30
mph, a car hitting an object that is not moving
will crumple in about two feet. As the car
crushes, it absorbs some of the force of the
collision.
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WHAT HAPPENS IN A CAR CRASH?

Have you ever wondered what happens inside a car
when it crashes? The people at the Crash Test Lab
do. They spend hour after hour measuring, testing
and analyzing. They've found that in each car
crash there are actually three collisions
1. The Car's Collision
2. The Human Collision
3. The Human Body's Collision

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THE CAR COLLISION

During a crash, the car crashes to a stop. At 30
mph, a car hitting an object that is not moving
will crumple in about two feet. As the car
crushes, it absorbs some of the force of the
collision.

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THE HUMAN COLLISION

The second collision is the "human collision".
At the moment of impact, passengers in the car
are still traveling at the vehicles original
speed. When the car comes to a complete stop the
passengers continue to be hurled forward until
they come in contact with some part of the car.
For example, the steering wheel, the dashboard,
the front window or back of the front seat.
Humans in a crash can also cause serious injuries
to other humans when they collide with each
other. People in the front seat of a car are
often hit by rear-seat passengers as they fly
forward with incredible force.

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THE INTERNAL COLLISION

In a crash, even after a human body comes to a
complete stop, its internal organs are still
moving. Suddenly, these internal organs slam into
other organs or the skeletal system. This
"internal collision" is what often causes serious
injury or death.
Imagine what happens when someone's head collides
with the windshield of a car. After the person
stops moving the brain hits the inside of the
skull. The result may be only a mild concussion
or there could be permanent brain damage.

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Contributing Factors

Speeding
Alcohol
Drug use
Being distracted
Tiredness

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Traffic
Is the biggest killer of 12 16 year olds
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What can you see?
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Fact or Fiction ?Fact Young MalesAges
17-24,account for 6 of the population but one in
five driver deaths..(show video clip)
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Fact or Fiction?

1. Little children are more likely than me to be
injured in a road accident

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Fact or Fiction?

2. The most dangerous age for teenagers is
between 12 and 18

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Fact or Fiction?

3. Most Young people get knocked down during
Winter

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Fact or Fiction?

4. Fewer than 10,000 children are killed or
injured each year on the roads in the UK

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Answers

1. Little children are more likely than me to be
injured in a road accident
FALSE its people your age
2. The most dangerous age for children is between
12 and 18
TRUE
3. Most children get knocked down during Winter
FALSE Its the summer
4. Fewer than 10,000 children are killed or
injured each year on the roads in the UK
FALSE Over 40,000
5. People my age are more likely to be abducted
than killed in a road accident

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Risks

What kind of things can be a risk?
What kind of risks are there on the road?
Why do people take risks?
How can we prevent people taking risks?

The mobile phone
What are the benefits of mobiles?
What kind of risks can mobiles create?
Mobile Risks on the road

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Wearing Seatbelts

In a crash at 30mph, an unrestrained person is
thrown forward with a force equal to 30 to 60
times their own body weight.
15 people in the front of cars are killed each
year by rear seat passengers

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Controlling the risk