Safe Speeds
The speed you drive affects all road users (drivers, pedestrians, cyclists). In 2018, speed was a factor in almost 50% of fatal and injury crashes involving a driver under the age of 25 and has been a factor in over 25,000 crashes since 2014. We live in a culture of driving fast, overtaking, and thinking “she’ll be right”. Just a 5% reduction in your speed is equal to a 10% decrease in crashes. What’s the rush? Why the rush? There is no rush.
Safe speed is an important message for the whole community. Many crashes are preventable. We urge all road users to care and choose behaviours that will keep all road users safe.
Featured Activities
Traffic Jam
Wearing cardboard cars, get students to complete an obstacle course under different conditions to demonstrate the effects of speed on safety.
Fast and Furious
Challenge participants to complete a task under different time conditions to demonstrate the effect of speed on concentration and reaction times.
