1. Car Passenger Safety Year 8

2. THE FACTS: number of people involved in road crashes every day in the UK in 2010: 5 62 505 Many of those killed and injured are your age! Road crashes are the biggest killer of 15-24 year-olds! Number of deaths Number of serious injuries Number of slight injuries

3. Major causes of injury and death for car occupants Not wearing a seat belt Distracting the driver Drink and drugs Speeding The Fatal Four!

4. Why should we wear seat belts?

5. If you are in a car going at 30 miles an hour and not wearing a seat belt, watch out!!

21. Who needs to wear a seat belt?

23. Seat belts At what age are you responsible for wearing a seat belt? 14

24. Seatbelts – how many people wear them? The Driver 96% Front seat passenger 96% Back seat passenger (age 14+) 78% Back seat passenger (child) 96%

25. SIMPLE BELT - Amazing Technology It takes twelve thousandths of a second for a modern seat belt to react A modern seat belt reacts to a crash 100 times faster than a human brain. An air bag is only designed to save someone who is wearing a seat belt. A belt will save your life before you’ve even had a chance to think about it.

26. Show video clip “3 Strikes – pre 9pm version” or another suitable clip about seatbelt wearing at this point

27. Reasons not to wear your seat belt! It’s not comfortable Crease your clothes Makes the driver think you don’t trust them Car cramming Don’t think you need one It’s not cool!

28. Distractions increase the collision risk What passenger behaviour might distract the driver? Why is this a problem?

29. Consequences of irresponsible passenger behaviour You could be killed or seriously injured You could kill or injure someone else Think about the effect of either of these on your friends or family

30. Show “Backwards” video at this point

31. Smart Choices Always wear your seatbelt. Check everyone else in the car does too. Don’t distract the driver.