More than 28,000 high school students in New South Wales will be taken from the classroom to crash scenes at Australia’s largest road safety event, bstreetsmart.
Now in its 21st year, the event helps to educate young people on the responsibilities and potential risks of being a passenger and getting behind the wheel.
The students aged from 16 to 18 years old, from 221 schools, will observe first-hand the consequences of a road crash, at the event at Sydney Olympic Park in August.
Founded in 2004, bstreetsmart is the brainchild of Westmead Hospital trauma nurses Julie Seggie and Stephanie Wilson. Their events have become well-known and respected for its real-life simulated crash scenarios and personal testimonials, which aim to help educate the next generation of drivers in NSW.
“Tragically, this year we have seen more than 200 people lose their lives on NSW roads,” said Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley.
“That’s more than 200 individuals taken too soon, countless families destroyed and communities impacted forever. If we want to see a change in these numbers, then it’s driver behaviour that must change.
“This program teaches students early that they have a responsibility to themselves, their passengers and everyone else on the road every time they get behind the wheel.”
