PROGRAM OUTLINE

The Program

The U-Turn the Wheel program currently comprises the following 30 - 35 minute sessions, delivered in an out of school environment during one full day:

1. Keeping Your L’s and P’s with a focus on Speed and Stopping Distances.
2. Safe Celebrating including ‘Fatal Vision*’ with a focus on drink/drug driving or walking
3. It could happen to You with a focus on personal stories from Physical and Brain Injured young road users
4. Facts on Fatigue – early warning signs and preventative measures
5. U-Turn The Wheel - You Choose – with a focus on risk taking behaviour and peer pressure
6. Simple steps to saving lives: What to do if a crash happens - with a focus on importance of wearing seatbelts and emergency first aid.
7. Purchasing a car: tips, traps and insurance with a focus on mechanical checks, insuring and legal responsibilities

* Fatal Vision Goggles distort normal vision, with the wearer seeing similar distortion to a drunk person. Note: Other sessions such as driving to conditions, sharing the road with motorcycles and trucks could also be included.

Program Sessions

For each program session the aim, knowledge and skills presented, method and outcome is clearly defined ensuring quality control of session content even when presenters may change from year to year.

Aim
The aim is an over arching statement/s stating the purpose of the session.

Knowledge and Skills Presented
Defines information - specific skills, values & knowledge - to be presented in the session.

Method
Is a general statement on the methodology and content to be presented in each session.

Outcome
Is a statement of learning possibilities in the session.

Studies have shown that young people learn best in dramatic or interactive hands on presentations. Each module should be designed and presented with such a format in mind.

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