APPLYING SAFE SYSTEMS RICK FREETH FREEBOTT PTY LTD

A logical process? Education (Road Ready) Behaviour Achieve Goals Knowledge Attitudes Skills (Low Risk Driving) (reduce no & severity of crashes)

Best to Worst – overnight!

“I have a tendency to believe that everyone’s driving is dangerous except mine” George Bernard Shaw

Overcoming optimism bias Vulnerability + Severity = Importance (personalise)(“aweful-ise”) (personalise)(“aweful-ise”) Intention Behaviour Change Risk management – likelihood, consequences Motivation E-motion

The Secret to Vulnerability ? Expose discrepancy between “perceived risk” and “actual risk” Motivation to increase risk management

Barriers to risk perception Eg. Speed ► Evolution of the motor vehicle ► Evolution of human brain ► Knowledge is not enough ► Needs to be reframed and not addressed in isolation

National Novice Driver Project ► Module 1 - Brochure (and Driver Self Assessment Tool) ► Module 2 - Facilitated Discussion Workshop (3hrs) ► Module 3 - Coaching (3hrs) ► Module 4 - Facilitated Discussion Workshop (3hrs)

Low Risk Driving ► Low Risk Driving is the proactive application of skills and behaviours that enable the driver to reduce their crash risk level. ► Central to LRD is the concept of “Crash Avoidance Space”. This is the space required to avoid, or reduce the risk of a crash occurring. ► Crash Avoidance Space must be consciously created, maintained and protected. It is a deliberate process and requires moment by moment application of the driver. ► It is the responsibility of every driver.

“Low Risk Driving” Coaching Priority areas ► Following distance ► Gap selection ► Speed control ► Hazard recognition ► Hazard response ► Attention/Concentration ► Emotional control ► Influence of others

Coaching ► Exposing discrepancy ► Knowledge to wisdom ► More deliberate and effective management of risk of risk ► Safer Road System

Personal Response-ability “I believe it won’t, but… I’ll drive like I might.”