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Road safety programs

The South Australia Police Road Safety Centre is a leader in road safety education and delivers evidence-based road safety programs and initiatives that are contemporary and age appropriate.

The programs cover all ages and play a vital role in reducing road trauma by enhancing the awareness, knowledge and skills of all road users through lifelong learning.

All sessions are aimed at students, teachers and/or parents and can be tailored to meet the needs of specific groups, including small or large audiences, and can also be adapted to cater for persons living with disability. All sessions are FREE and can be conducted on site in our specially designed Road Safety Centre education spaces or at your preferred off-site location.

The Road Safety Centre Foundation Document explains and supports the seven principles that the programs are based on.

Explore the full range of programs below.

Preschool students

Preschool | Keeping safe on the road - Introduction to road safety

90-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Introduction to road safety
  • Playing in safe places
  • Stop, look, listen, think
  • Seatbelt safety
  • Wearing a safety helmet
  • Calling Triple Zero (000) when there is an emergency
  • Practical bicycle riding and pedestrian safety on the mock roadway (for sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre)

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Primary school students

Reception to Year 3 | Keeping safe on the road - Introduction to road safety

90-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Introduction to road safety
  • Playing in safe places
  • Stop, look, listen, think
  • Seatbelt safety
  • Wearing a safety helmet
  • Calling Triple Zero (000) when there is an emergency
  • Practical bicycle riding and pedestrian safety on the mock roadway (for sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre)

Year 4 to 6 | Road safety with SA Police - Introduction to road safety

90-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Introduction to road safety
  • Australian Road Rules
  • The appropriate use of bikes, skateboards, scooters and roller skates
  • Calling Triple Zero (000) when there is an emergency
  • Practical bicycle riding and pedestrian safety on the mock roadway (for sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre)

School crossing monitor training

The 45-minute session is aimed at school students 10 years of age and over, teachers and school volunteers who are required to operate a school crossing or pedestrian activated traffic lights. Training takes place at the students’ school and is valid for a 12-month period.

School holiday program

This two-hour program provides an opportunity for children aged five to eight years and nine to twelve years to gain vital road safety education.

Our programs are usually offered as part of school excursions, but the school holiday program can be joined by individuals. Dates and booking details are announced via SAPOL’s social media sites.

The South Australia Police School Holiday Program is contacted at the following locations:

  • South Australia Police Road Safety Centre, West Beach
  • Millicent Road Safety Centre
  • Port Pirie Road Safety Centre
  • Whyalla Road Safety Centre

Watch the videos below or download our School Holiday Program Flyer to find out more.

School Holiday Program (5 - 8 years)

School Holiday Program (9 - 12 years)

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Did you know? Our Road Safety Centre School Holiday Program won the national 2020 Australian Road Safety Foundation Award for the State Government Program Road Safety Award.

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Secondary school students

Year 7, 8 and 9 | How to be safe on the road

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site.

The session includes:

  • Passenger responsibilities
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Cycling safety
  • The use of wheeled recreational devices
  • Being safe around public transport
  • An introduction to Graduated Licencing Scheme
  • Fatal Five

Year 10 | A guide to obtaining your driver’s licence

120-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 90 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Graduated Licensing Scheme
  • Fatal Five
  • Crash statistics
  • Choices, risks and consequences
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police

Sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre will include the use of our driving simulators.

Year 11 | Youth driver education

120-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 90 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Graduated Licensing Scheme
  • Fatal Five
  • Crash statistics
  • Driven - the story of Holly Scott
  • Choices, risks and consequences
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police

This session will include Holly Scott attending to speak to students and to share her story.

Sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre will include the use of our driving simulators.

Year 12 | Getting home safely

120-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or 90 minutes off-site.

The session includes:

  • Graduated Licensing Scheme
  • Fatal Five
  • Crash statistics
  • Fatal Five: True Stories – the story of Nicholas Holbrook
  • Schoolies Festival
  • Choices, risks and consequences
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police

Sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre will include the use of our driving simulators.

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Business and community groups

Driver awareness

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is aimed at businesses and community groups whose employees may be required to drive as part of their employment. Session includes:

  • Fatal Five
  • Fatigue
  • Crash statistics
  • Passenger responsibilities
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Australian road rules

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is directed at all road users. Session includes:

  • A road rules refresher using our audience response system
  • Cycling laws
  • Sharing the road with heavy vehicles
  • The Fatal Five
  • Crash statistics
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Regional driving awareness

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is directed at road users that drive on regional roads within South Australia. Session includes:

  • The Fatal Five causes of road trauma
  • Fatigue
  • Regional crash statistics
  • Tips for driving safely on regional roads
  • Driving with heavy vehicles
  • Passenger responsibilities
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

A guide to obtaining your motorcycle licence

90-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is conducted at the Road Safety Centre and is aimed at people who are wanting to obtain their motorcycle licence. Session includes:

  • Graduated Licencing Scheme
  • Correct clothing
  • Lane filtering
  • Safety maintenance
  • Crash statistics
  • Fatal Five
  • Choices, risks and consequences
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Older road users

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is aimed at older road users. Session includes:

  • Australian Road Rules
  • Fatal Five
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Fatigue
  • Fitness to drive
  • Motorised wheelchairs
  • Crash statistics
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Fitness to drive

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site, aimed at older road users. Session includes:

  • Fatal Five
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Fitness to drive
  • Motorised wheelchairs
  • Crash statistics
  • Reporting to police.

International students' driver education

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is aimed at international students who want to drive in South Australia. Session includes:

  • Australian Road Rules
  • Fatal Five
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

SA community football club

60-minute session at the Road Safety Centre or off-site. This session is aimed at those who play football (or other sports attached to that club) in the community. The Road Safety Section partners with the SANFL and community football clubs to provide road safety education to 16 to 24-year-old drivers. Session includes:

  • Fatal Five
  • Fatigue
  • Crash statistics
  • Choices, risks and consequences
  • Passenger responsibilities
  • ANCAP safety ratings
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Safer journeys together

This presentation is designed as a two-part package, providing a session for learner drivers and their qualified supervising drivers (i.e. parents / guardians). This session is delivered at SAPOL's Road Safety Centre or off-site simultaneously and offers road safety information to both groups.

For students (90 minutes)

This session discusses the graduated licencing scheme, and the conditions associated with a learner's permit and provisional licence. Crash survivor Holly Scott talks to participants about her crash and recovery. Other topics include:

  • The Fatal Five
  • Risk-taking behaviour
  • Peer group pressure
  • Passenger safety
  • The consequences of making poor choices on the road.

For parents / guardians (90 minutes)

This session provides information to parents / guardians teaching learner drivers on the changes to the road rules and encourages parents / guardians to act as good road safety role models. The father of crash survivor Holly Scott talks to the group about his experience supporting his daughter after a serious injury crash. The session also provides parents / guardians with information regarding:

  • Supervising driver conditions
  • The Fatal Five
  • The importance of ANCAP safety ratings on vehicles
  • Personal property securities register
  • Reporting to police.

Sessions conducted at the Road Safety Centre will include the use of our driving simulators.

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