Initially to be offered in Auckland, Northland and Franklin District in 2008, RYDA plans to roll out the Programme progressively offering it nationally where there is a clear need.

What is the programme?

The Programme targets “awareness” and “attitudinal change” and seeks to encourage young people, year 11 students, who are on the verge of driving or are actively thinking about it, to take a more responsible attitude to motoring. The inclusion of passenger empowerment (and not driver strategies alone) is an example of the broad approach to the course content. Comprising six sessions, it is a one-day event held at a non-school site.

It co-ordinates the efforts of local road safety experts, driving instructors, the Police, recovering victims of road crashes, drug & alcohol educators and insuramce and financial services personnel in such a way that students are made aware of the privilege, cost and responsibilities of owning and driving a motor vehicle.

Schools can often find it difficult to assemble a community of experts to meet the schools’ road safety curriculum. The RYDA Programme assists schools meet that requirement with a view to forming part of the continuum of road safety education in our schools.

Best Practice

RYDA is committed to maintaining the Programme at the forefront of road safety development. In 2005, RYDA in Australia undertook the largest research into programs of this kind, headed by Dr Jane Elkington, a leading road safety researcher. The cost was fully funded by NSW Government.

 What does the programme contain?

Students are cycled through 6 sessions in the day as follows:

Core topics:

• Stopping distances
   

• Hazard perception
   

• Safe celebrating & fatigue
   

• You choose - the choice is yours - Police
   

• Accidents do happen - Personal stories from road crash victims
   

• Financial and legal responsibilities on the road

   

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