OUR HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM
Mission Statement Accident Awareness Inc. is committed to educating the public to the dreadful realities of fatal motor vehicle collisions, how quickly they can occur and the grim aftermath that always accompanies these tragedies. We accomplish this task through innovative crash displays, digital presentations, videos and large exhibition shows. 2
Our High School Programs: Grade 9 & 10 presentation. One period long (usually 60 min). Presentation discusses more issues leaning toward pedestrian and passenger. Grade 11 & 12 presentation. One period long (60 min). Presentation along lines of above but with additional info dealing with driver issues. Prom program. This is a shorter program (approx. 30 min) and is designed to allow administrators 30 more minutes to explain rules of the prom. The high school program covers topics dealing with what is killing and injuring our young people today. See next page for topics discussed. Our high school program includes a vehicle that had been in a fatal collision. The vehicle is set up at the school on the day of the presentation. Barriers are erected and during the lunch hour students are invited out to see and hear how the person died in the collision from a Collision Reconstructionist. Any questions can be answered by this knowledgeable Presenter at this time. After the lunch hour all is packed up and taken away. Everything is fully insured. See below photo of current vehicle taken to high schools It should also be clearly stated that at no time since we started working at high schools have we ever charged for our presentation 3
Accident Awareness provides a motivational and a digital media presentation which encompasses fundamental aspects directly related to adolescents and dangerous driving. The topics included in our presentation are a direct result of extensive research conducted by members of the Accident Awareness team. The subjects discussed in the show are comprised of the following: Distracted Driving (texting and cell phone use) o In Ottawa, over the past five years, young drivers aged 16-24 were involved in over 489 motor vehicle collisions due to inattentiveness Speeding o Young drivers aged 16-24 have the highest rate of motor vehicle crashes Seat Belts o Addressed through the use of video clips and case studies involving fatal collisions Street Racing o Due to new traffic law, an individual found to be going 50km/h over the speed limit is required to pay harsh fines in addition to the impounding of their vehicle Reaction Time o In a survey of 1200 Canadian drivers, 72% of respondents believed that greater efforts are needed to prepare teens to drive more safely Careless/Dangerous Driving o for the past 10 years, motor vehicle related injuries have been the leading cause of injury and death of persons under 25 years of age Impaired Driving o Almost 36 % of all fatality collisions involve alcohol at a reading of twice the legal limit Aggressive Driving o Considered to be a direct result of inexperience and lack of maturity Driver s Insurance o Insurance information is provided to the audience regarding their driving habits and how this impacts their rates and their parent s rates Roll Over/Side Impact Collisions o Addressed through the use of video clips and case studies involving fatal collisions Pedestrian Impact (texting) o Transport Canada noted a particularly dramatic rise in 2004 in the pedestrian hospitalization rate from 38% to 50%. Accident Awareness believes that informative, factual, and honest presentations, shown to tens of thousands of teenaged students each year will assist in decreasing these casualty rates, thus further promoting prevention. Accident Awareness Inc. knows that we will leave behind with each person an unforgettable presentation that will have them talking for days, thinking for weeks and remembering for months. Note: Statistics above were taken from the following: Alberta Traffic Collision Statistics 2005, Transport Canada, Canadian Council of Motor Transportation Administrators, Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research 4
Students from Earl Haig C. I.(Toronto) view our crash vehicle on display during their lunch hour. To arrange a presentation at your school or to gain more information about our other programs please contact us at 289-314-1875, or you can visit us at www.accidentawareness.ca 5