Reducing road user distraction

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1 Page 1 Reducing rad user distractin Activities have been adapted frm Limiting Risks, Prtecting Lives (NSW Centre fr Rad Safety). Crssrads utcmes 1.2 Critically analyse situatins, attitudes and behaviurs that influence health, safety and wellbeing in different cntexts. 2.1 Frmulate and reflect n strategies and persnal actins that enhance health, safety and wellbeing relevant t their current situatin. 2.2 Recgnise and respnd apprpriately t situatins which may be harmful t self and thers. 2.3 Evaluate the skills and actins that culd be used in varius situatins which prmte the health, safety and wellbeing f self and thers. 5.1 Plan fr challenging and changing situatins and understand the benefits f adapting t current and future challenges. Crssrads cntent Safe Travel Owning Yurself Travelling safely lcally and verseas Safe travel - planning fr safe travel - prtective behaviurs - strategies t minimise harm t self and thers Challenging persnal attitudes and behaviurs as increasingly independent rad users - rights and respnsibilities as a passenger - rights and respnsibilities as a driver - assertiveness as a driver and passenger - deep analysis f the ripple effect Safe Travel Respnding t Others Safe rad use Respnsible behaviur fr rad users - rad user distractin What d we want students t knw, understand r be able t d? Students undertake active research in rder t determine hw prevalent distractins are. Students identify the majr causes f distractin fr rad users. Students acknwledge that distractins are a significant risk t being safe when using the rad envirnment, fr self and thers. Students demnstrate an understanding f the imprtance f staying fcused while driving a vehicle. Students develp a practive list f ways they can minimise distractins fr themselves and ther drivers. Making safe decisins as rad and transprt users - assertive behaviurs as drivers and passengers in varius real life cntexts - minimising distractins when driving, walking and as a passenger.

2 Page 2 Teaching ntes Recent research suggests that at least 14% f all crashes invlve the driver being distracted by smething inside r utside the vehicle (NSW Rads and Maritime). Distractins can take many frms; using mbile phnes and GPS units, adjusting vehicle settings, unsettled and nisy passengers, eating, drinking, smking, and external distractins. This activity challenges students t cnsider the imprtance f minimising and eliminating distractins as a rad user, and the ways in which they can prtect themselves and thers frm harm. Where apprpriate use students persnal anecdtes t generate discussin n distractins being a significant risk factr fr drivers and ther rad users. Resurces/materials that need pre-preparatin Driver distractin fact card sheet (Appendix 1) printed and cut int 5 individual facts. Activity 1 What is driver distractin? Class discussin: Hw wuld yu describe a driver distractin? What are sme f yur bservatins r experiences with driver distractin? Hw ften have yu seen drivers using their mbile phne while driving? Shuld the fcus nly be n hand held devices? Why r why nt? In small grups, students list their tp 5 driver distractins. Cmpare the brainstrmed list t the reprt in GEARED. Students justify their list in cmparisn t the list n GEARED. Grups categrise their wn list and the GEARED list int fur types f driver distractins: Physical distractins Visual distractins Auditry distractin Cgnitive distractins Discuss: Why d sme distractins fit int mre than ne categry? In what ways culd sme distractins be mre dangerus than thers? Select three distractins and describe strategies that yu culd use t minimise the risks fr yu r yur friends?

3 Page 3 Activity 2 - Get the facts: Driver distractin In small grups, students read and review the infrmatin n the Get the facts: Driver distractin cards (Appendix 1). Discussin is based arund the fllwing: Why d yu think driver distractin is a wrldwide cncern? What respnsibilities d yu have as a driver and a passenger in relatin t distractin? What respnsibilities d yu think gvernments have in relatin t driver distractin? Activity 3 Managing distractins The fllwing activity is designed t allw students t experience the challenges f perating a car while being actively distracted by a number f different surces. Ask fr vlunteers fr the fllwing rles: driver driving instructr hazard prvider recrder. Set up five chairs t represent a car. Rles: Driver carry ut the act f driving, including changing gears, steering, turning the steering wheel, using the break, acceleratr and clutch. Driver instructr tell the driver hw t get t yur huse frm here. Give them specific instructins, e.g. turn left, right at the rund abut. Hazard prvider in a lud vice, tell the driver abut yur day and everything yu have learnt s far this week in all f yur subjects. If yu run ut f tpics, tell the driver all abut yur family. Recrder recrd a tick every time the driver demnstrates gd driving actin. Recrd a crss each time they lk distracted, fail t indicate, take their hands ff the wheel. Allw students t carry ut the scenari fr as lng as they can. If time allws, give ther students the pprtunity t perfrm each f the rles. Discuss: Hw well did the driver cpe with the distractins? (ask the recrder t prvide feedback) Is this a realistic driving situatin? Why r why nt? What makes it difficult t drive the car well in this scenari? What is the respnsibility f the driver in this scenari? In pairs, students discuss and list strategies hw the distractins in the scenari culd be managed.

4 Page 4 Activity 4 Prmting safe behaviurs Shw ne f the Sydney Swans Get Yur Hand Off It advertisements frm the Centre fr Rad Safety Discuss: Wh is the intended audience f this clip? Hw d yu knw? Is this an effective strategy fr yung peple? Why r why nt? In what ther travel situatins culd it be dangerus t use a mbile phne? Watch the Centre fr Rad Safety s animated vide shwing the rules and laws arund mbile phne use: Wh is the intended audience fr this clip? Were yu surprised by any f these rules? Why r why nt? In what situatins culd this clip be used? Wh shuld it be shwn t and why? Students wrk in small grups t brainstrm ways they can avid distractins fr each type f rad user. Encurage grups t think brader than just nt distracting the driver. driver car passenger cyclist skatebarder city pedestrian bus passenger

5 Page 5 Get the facts: Driver distractin Appendix 1 Card 1 - Get the facts: Driver distractin Driving Distractins and Crash Risk Rads & Maritime (NSW) At least 14 per cent f all crashes invlve the driver being distracted by smething inside r utside the vehicle. As many as 1 in 10 fatalities have been directly attributed t driver distractin. Even thugh surveys have shwn that 98% f peple believe that using a mbile phne while driving, is very dangerus, 28% f peple admit t ding it themselves. Card 2 - Get the facts: Driver distractin Driver Distractin Fact Sheet - Office f Rad Safety (WA) It has been estimated that distractin played a rle in 32% f all rad crash deaths and serius injuries in Western Australia between 2005 and Results f a recent study f serius crashes in Perth fund that ne-third f all the crashes studied invlved a distracting activity. Apprximately ne-third f all distractins appear t be utside-the-vehicle distractins. Between 15%-20% f all distractins appear t invlve driver interactin with technlgy.

6 Page 6 Card 3 - Get the facts: Driver distractin Mbile Phnes Yung Driver Factbase Hand-held mbile phne use while driving is banned in all states f Australia. Research has shwn, whether in hand-held mde r in hands-free mde, mbile phne use increases reactin times, speeding and attentin lapses, as well as the risk f crashing. The risk f crashing increases fur-fld, while the risk f driver death is between 4-9 times higher than when nt using a phne. In Australia, 9% f yung drivers reprted using a mbile phne in their mst recent car jurney. In this study, cmpared t lder drivers, yung drivers rated distracting activities such as mbile phne use as significantly less risky. Other reprts find nly 28% f yung drivers view using a mbile while driving as hazardus, which suggests many yung drivers might nt cmply with a ban n use if intrduced. Card 4 - Get the facts: Driver distractin Mbile phne use: A grwing prblem f driver distractin WHO factsheet ry.pdf?ua=1 There are many types f distractins that can lead t impaired driving. There has been a marked increase arund the wrld in the use f mbile phnes by drivers. The distractin caused by mbile phnes can impair driving perfrmance in a number f ways, e.g. lnger reactin times (ntably braking reactin time, but als reactin t traffic signals), impaired ability t keep in the crrect lane, and shrter fllwing distances. Text messaging als results in cnsiderably reduced driving perfrmance, with yung drivers at particular risk f the effects f distractin resulting frm this use.