Students from Tor Bridge High, part of our family of schools, have taken part in the city-wide Learn 2 Live driver safety conference this month.  Learn 2 Live sessions are run every Autumn term across Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall, with over 10,000 young people attending.

The Year 12 Tor Bridge students heard from representatives from the emergency services during the city-wide event, which was aimed at educating teenagers on how to stay safe while driving and as a passenger. 

Learn 2 Live is a road safety partnership including emergency services, local government and some amazing members of the public working together to reduce the number of young people killed and injured on the roads in Devon & Cornwall.

The group took part in interactive activities that simulated the consequences of using a phone while driving, reckless driving, drink and drug driving and being distracted by peers.  They also learned about how wearing a seat belt can save your life. 

The conference concluded with a film of a survivor of a fatal road traffic accident involving a drunk driver.  The survivor is now paraplegic and volunteers a significant amount of his time educating young people about the profound consequences of drink driving.

Road Safety Week this year runs from the 17th to the 23rd of November and centres around raising awareness of the dangers of excess or inappropriate speed and helping people understand why safe speeds are so vital for safe and healthy journeys.

Every year, more than 1700 people die on UK roads and another 30,000 receive serious, life-changing injuries.  This Road Safety Week, the charity Brake is counting the real cost of road crashes.  They are revealing the stories behind the numbers and calling for the very highest standard of care for every road victim.

Tracy Stephenson, Headteacher at Tor Bridge High said:

“I want to say a big thank you to Learn 2 Live and the representatives from the emergency services who came along to talk to our students.  The conference made for a very thought provoking afternoon and I was pleased that the students reflected very seriously on the topics discussed.”

Moira Marder, CEO of the Ted Wragg Trust said:

“It’s so important that we do everything we can to ensure our young people are safe when they are starting to become more independent in the world.  I am glad these Tor Bridge students got to hear first hand from the emergency service how to keep safe while on the road.”