teacher resources
Our Street Resources provide teachers with downloadable lesson plans, activities, and educational materials to integrate road safety into PDHPE classes. Designed to engage students, these resources cover key topics such as risk awareness, decision-making, and safe driving behaviors. By bringing real-world scenarios into the classroom, they help young drivers develop the knowledge and skills needed to stay safe on the road.
Teacher resources
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Distracted Driving
Simply keeping all your attention on the road will help you avoid being involved in a crash. You need to have your mind focused on one thing only – driving. Some of the main distractions Mobile phones – talking and texting Studies…
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Crash investigation
The Crash Investigation Unit (CIU) is a specialised police division that investigates serious road crashes, revealing that most are caused by driver negligence rather than accidents. Key factors include fatigue, drink driving, speeding…
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Stopping Distances
Recent studies show that driving even a few kilometres per hour above the speed limit greatly increases the risk of a crash. The risk of causing death or injury in a 60km/h zone increases rapidly with only small increases in speed.
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Crash Risk Alert
Obtaining a driver’s license brings independence, but new drivers, particularly in their first two years, face a significantly higher risk of traffic crashes as they gain experience. This increased vulnerability stems from several factors…
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Drugs and Driving
Driving while under the influence of drugs is extremely dangerous. Drugs affect driving in a number of ways. Drugs can cause slower reaction times, erratic and aggressive behaviour, difficulty concentrating, nausea, hallucinations, panic attacks, paranoia, tremors and fatigue…
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