Deeply explores three major causes of death and injury on the road - speeding, drink driving and mobile phone use and provides students with tips on reducing risk and loss of licence.

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1. As drivers, we can reduce risk on the roads by reducing the impact of the fatal five. List the 5 leading causes of death and serious injury on roads.

2. We know that speed kills, yet people still choose to speed. Why? Explain 2 situations where a person might choose to speed faster than the designated speed for that road.

3. When you get your licence, what strategy will you use to avoid the temptation to look at your phone while you are driving? Is this the best strategy and why?

4. In a recent study by AAA (Australian Automobile Association), they interviewed young people and asked them what they thought were the most effective strategies for reducing phone use while driving. They interviewed them again to find out what strategies they used. In one paragraph, discuss the difference in the results from the graph below.

5. Name one thing that you learnt from Unit 4: I’m the Driver that you will share with your friends/family?

6. Do you feel like you have a better understanding of your legal responsibilities as a driver after completing Unit 4?

7. Has completing Unit 4 increased your confidence to make an informed decision about your safety?

[Two cars approach each other at an intersection on a country road.]

[The driver at the stop sign pulls out onto the highway in front of an oncoming car. The driver of the oncoming vehicle applies his brakes firmly as he sees the mistake.]

[Time freezes]

[Both drivers look in disbelief before getting out of their vehicles to approach each other]

Driver 1: Mate, I'm so sorry, I thought there was time. [Mid shot of Driver 1.] [He speaks in an apologetic tone.]

Driver 2: You just pulled out, I didn't have time to stop [Mid shot of Driver 2]

Driver 1: Oh come on mate, it was a simple mistake [Mid shot of Driver 1]

Driver 2: I know, if I was going a bit slower… [Mid shot of Driver 2.] [Both drivers turn as the speeding car creeps forward]

Driver 1: Please, I've got my boy in the back [Close up of Driver 1 as he pleads with Driver 2 to change the outcome] [Camera focuses on the boy in the back seat of the car]

Driver 2: I'm going too fast… I'm sorry [Both drivers realise that the outcome cannot be change and get back into their cars]

[Driver 1 looks at his speedometer which shows he is going to fast]

[Driver 2 looks at his son in the back of the car]

[Close up of the boy in the back of the car]

[Mid shot of Driver 1 with the oncoming car approaching in the background]

[Wipes to black screen]

End frame: Other people make mistakes. Slow down.

Towards Zero logo.

Transport for NSW logo.

1. Be present: keep checking your speedometer & the speed signs, know what is happening

2. Reduce your risk by reducing your speed: especially in bad weather or poor traffic, or if the road conditions are also poor

3. Leave at least a 3 second gap: leave more on highways and in poor conditions. This will give you more stopping time from the car in front of you

4. Don’t cut in front of trucks or buses- they are heavy vehicles, they find it hard to stop

5. Stay in control: don’t let others influence you to drive faster

1. If you plan to drink: don’t drive

2. Organise another driver: and make sure that they haven’t been drinking

3. Pre-arrange for some-one you trust to come and get you. Never feel forced to get into a car with a driver who has been drinking

4. Know what you have drunk and when: leave extra time to get back to BAC zero before driving again

5. Never walk home drunk: drunk walking is always dangerous

[A car is travelling along a suburban road. From the driver’s perspective, we see a large oncoming truck pass the car.]

[A male driver hears the notification sound on his mobile phone and looks away from the road to read a text message. His mobile phone is resting in a compartment near the gearshift in the car's centre console. While driving, he picks up the phone and begins texting to reply to the message.]

[Close up on the phone we see the driver has typed ‘How far away r u?’]

[We now see the car’s speedometer reach 60km/h.]

Narrator: At 60 kilometres per hour…

[A female driver now hears a text notification, looks away from the road to pick up her mobile phone from the passenger seat and begins to text a reply.]

Narrator: …if you look at your phone while driving…

[Close up on the female driver’s mobile in her hand. We see her type ‘2 secs’.]

Narrator: …for just two seconds…

[The female driver fails to look up to see that the traffic lights are changing from green to orange.]

Narrator: …you travel 33 metres…

[The female driver now has a blindfold covering her eyes as she uses her phone.]

Narrator: …blind.

[The female driver, still blindfolded, fails to stop at the red traffic lights and travels through the intersection.]

[Brakes screech and a crash sounds.]

Narrator: And that could cost you, or those you care about…

[Screen goes black.]

Narrator: …everything.

Graphics and narrator: It's not worth it. Get your hand off it; Know the rules, visit mobilephoneroadrules.com.au.

Logo: NSW Government, Transport for NSW