Hosting a Road Safety Week or Road Safety Day is a fun and educational way to promote road safety awareness and engage students as well as the greater school community.
The tools and supports in this package can be used by student councils, parent organizations, community educators, public health or recreation staff or youth group facilitators. This resource also links to lesson plans on driver distractions, impaired driving, and ATV safety.
Similar to the lessons on road safety, the goal of an awareness day or week is to develop:
Here are a few suggestions on when to have a Road Safety Day:
The event can be a week-long event or a series of one-day events over the year.
As a week-long event in the school, adopt the whole school approach, with departments taking ownership for specific days and the entire school participating in Day 5.
For a one-day event, focus on a theme such as distracted driving.
This package provides a wide variety of materials, activities and suggestions to make up a one week road safety event. Select from the list of resources below to support your event, whether it is one day or a week-long.
When you begin your planning process, also consider the existing programs and events in your community that can support your objectives here. For example, the Sweet Life Road Show is a traveling road show that engages young people to in an interactive day of road safety education. Such a presentation in the school could enrich a series of Road Safety Week events or presentations.
Department: Social Sciences
Suggested Activities for Stations
Department: Math and Science
Suggested Activities for Stations
Department: English and Technology Media
Suggested Activities for Stations
Department: Phys. Ed. And the Arts
Suggested Activities for Stations
Department: Whole School
Suggested Activities for Stations