For secondary schools

Creating safer, smarter drivers

Road crashes are one of the leading causes of death for people under 25. To help prevent this, we run Street Smart High — SA's largest youth road safety event.

This one-day excursion is designed for students in Years 10 to 12 and is free to attend. Held in partnership with Think! Road Safety, the Government of South Australia and Lifetime Support Authority, thousands of high-school students attend every year. It gives them the tools, stories and real-world insight to make smarter, safer choices as young drivers.

To book your school, enquire online or call 8202 8214.

What happens at a Street Smart High event?

On the day, students will:

Witness a simulated crash scene, including pre- and post-crash analysis
Hear from people whose lives have been affected by road trauma
Learn road safety skills and knowledge

Enquire online Call 8202 8214

Transcript

Since 2009, we have been shaping a safer generation of drivers by inviting students to witness a simulated fatal crash and engage with real life stories of road trauma.

Speaker from St. Johns Ambulance: “What you are about to see and hear is not uncommon. In fact, this scenario is based on a real event that happened on a road not that fair from here. I’d like you to please watch and listen carefully, for your own and for your family's sake.”

[Intense music builds. Footage shows a day at Street Smart High: road crash simulation, students chatting to emergency services, dancing and playing games]

Guest speaker: “That’s a loved one, that’s a family member, that’s a life on the road.”

Guest speaker: “No words can describe what these families go through. If you lose your parents, you’re an orphan. If you lose your partner, you’re a widow. But there’s no word in the English language that can describe the pain of losing a child.”

Program resources

Teacher testimonials

Annette Lamont, Kildare College

'On the way back to school, the bus driver dared to look at his mobile phone while stopped at a traffic light – the girls were quick to tell him that wasn’t on!'

Miescha Hawkins, Mary MacKillop College

'The discussions by students in the following days, and even weeks after the event, has shown how thought provoking it has been.'

Alna Briel, Portside Christian College

'It makes students think twice about safety while driving a car.'

Liz Tidemann, Christian Brothers College

'The students were able to identify with the speakers and it was relevant to them.'

Cathy Miegel, Lameroo Regional Community School

'We could never organise something of this magnitude and impact for our students.'

Josie Piantadosi, Seaton High School

'It gave the students a reality check.'

Community education

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