June
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Keys4Life Campaign
My fellow year 10s and I have recently embarked on learning about driver’s ed. We have started learning about driver’s ed in our Health classes. As part of the course, we participated in an excursion at the RAC arena where we learned about the dangers of driving and the responsibilities that come with it. After the excursion, we were given the task to create a campaign on an issue that causes car accidents. For my campaign, I created a poster on drunk driving. This poster would be placed inside and around bars to remind the people there of the consequences of drunk driving.
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| 1️⃣ What were the biggest things you learned while at the RAC bstreetsmart excursion? | One of the biggest things I learned while at the RAC bsreetsmart excursion is about the importance of not distracting the driver. They presented the importance of this idea by re-enacting a car crash caused by distracting the driver. The act was effective because it was emotive and felt real with the use of actors and accurate medical help. Watching the reenacted car crash, it highlighted the possible consequences of distracting the driver. |
| 2️⃣ What one piece of advice would you pass on to young drivers above all else? Why? | One piece of advice that I would pass on to young drivers is to pay attention to the road. It is proven that if a driver is distracted from the road while driving, the risk of a car crash multiplies and young drivers are more prone to getting distracted because of their maturity level. Young drivers can be easily distracted by driving with friends, using their phones, and more. Distracted driving not only puts the driver’s life at risk but also everyone else around them, inside the car or not. |
| 3️⃣ Write down a pledge that you will commit to when you start driving. Why did you pick these things to commit to? How will you stick to these commitments? | I, Isabel, pledge to follow the road rules to ensure safe driving and safe decision-making and to prevent the harm that is bound to happen if the rules are bent. I promise to keep in mind the consequences of breaking the rules and to be a driver who makes responsible decisions like being aware of my surroundings and training myself to keep focus and never drive under extreme emotions or give into peer pressure when driving with friends. Along with my commitments as a driver, I also commit to being a good passenger who doesn’t distract the driver. By following this pledge, I hope to keep myself and everyone else around me safe. I chose these things to commit to as they are all basic necessities for creating a safe driving environment for everyone and being a responsible driver. I have learnt about the dangers of reckless driving and how to prevent it and I fully plan on using my knowledge on how to prevent it to keep myself and others safe. As a driver, I will have many responsibilities and I want to be able to follow these responsibilities I know that if I follow the commitments I chose, I am guaranteed to follow my driving responsibilities. I will stick to these commitments by always thinking about how I am feeling before driving, I will be making sure that I am not driving under extreme emotions that could put myself at risk of an accident, and if I am in a situation where I find myself starting to feel extreme emotions when I am already on the road, I will make sure to pull over and recollect my thoughts and only drive when I am fully ready and in the right headspace. |