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Doncaster teens asked to be judge and jury on road safety

We are asking Doncaster teenagers to turn judge and jury for the day as part of our hard-hitting new school tour on road safety .

Doncaster Council asked us to design a bespoke learning programme that addressed specific road safety concerns among Year 10 pupils .

Students will experience a court-room drama style theatre production featuring flashbacks to the night of a fatal road accident . They will then be asked to weigh up the ‘evidence’ in an interactive workshop .

CragRats’ Account Manager, Lindsay Richards said: “Students will be asked to decide whether the ‘accused’ is guilty of killing one of his mates – a passenger in the car he was driving . The programme is designed to make young drivers think seriously about what can happen when driving dangerously . The aim is to challenge their attitudes and hopefully change behaviours . ”

Over 1,500 young people across 8 schools and colleges will benefit from the tour which starts on Monday 14^th of January and runs until Friday 25^th Jan 2008 .

The work with CragRats follows up on Doncaster Council's recent campaign - ‘Dead Good Driver – Dead Mates’. This was a poster campaign aimed at young people who drive unsafely.

Doncaster Council and CragRats have a long history of working together on successful road safety projects, the Don’t be a Dummy Campaign in 2007 toured more than ten schools and reached more than 2000 children.

Tour Dates

Monday 14th JAN Danum School Technology College

Tuesday 15th JAN Hatfield Visual Arts College

Wed 16th JAN North Doncaster Technology College

Thurs 17th JAN Northcliffe School

Fri 18th JAN Balby Carr Community Sports College          

Mon 21st JAN TBC

Tues 22th JAN Hayfield School

Wed 23th JAN Doncaster College

Thurs 24th JAN McAuley Catholic School

Fri 25th JAN Edlington School

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