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RoadKill

RoadKill is a road safety awareness initiative led by the Fire and Rescue Service in partnership with the County Council's Road Safety team, Police, Doctors and members of RoadPeace.

The RoadKill programme is a hard-hitting day of road safety information for youth offenders in the Ipswich area. Young people are required to attend the day as part of their court order if they have committed motoring offences or are deemed highly likely to do so.

The ultimate aim of the scheme is to reduce the number of fatal and serious injuries among young people.

Course content

• Road Safety Officers conduct a session with a driving simulator.
• The Police explain their role in road safety and highlight the consequences of drink and drug drive, and speeding. There is also an explanation of officers' support for the relatives of victims.
• A Fire Fighter, who was badly injured and lost his wife as a result of a collision with joy riders, offers a moving testimony of his experience.
• Fire Officers conduct a live reconstruction of a crash scene where members of the emergency services extract two volunteers from the class from a wrecked car.
• A doctor talks about the role played by the medical services. This session is illustrated by graphic photographs of real crash scenes.
• RoadPeace representatives discuss their personal grief and tragic experiences.

It is hoped that the individuals who attend 'RoadKill' not only take away the advice and personal testimony of the speakers but also pass on their experience to other young people.

RoadKill has been well received by many of those who have taken part. It is hoped to eventually extend the programme countywide.

Contacts

For more information about RoadKill click on logos for links to partners websites:

Downloads

RoadKIll report December 2006 (word doc)

RoadKill comments from course attendees (Word doc)