Arts and Older People Creative Enquiry The project is now completed and there will be a public sharing event and launch of the publication evaluating the project on the 20th February.
Sport & Sustainability __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Road Safety Education
The Road Safety Virtual Reality initiative Your Life Your Choice was rolled out to further schools during February.
The background to this initiative is the stark reality that approximately one third of road traffic fatalities and serious injury involves young people. Road traffic fatalities in Ireland had been reducing year on year through a number of hard hitting road safety campaigns and legislation but in recent times fatalities are on the increase. Last year there were 148 fatalities on Irish roads and that’s not counting the life -changing injuries suffered by survivors. Four main killer behaviours are identified as excessive speed, distractions, non-wearing of seat belts and intoxicants, especially amongst young people (16 – 25 yrs). The Virtual Reality (VR) Road Safety Initiative is aimed at young people as they embark on learning to drive and involves using sets of goggles to bring a video to classrooms and communities around the city. In the video the viewer is a front seat passenger in a car with three other young people heading off on a short journey which ends in a serious road traffic incident. Students are given a presentation first on the killer behaviours outlined above and are then invited to use the goggles to watch the video and to watch out for these behaviours. The video is totally immersive, 360 degrees and virtual reality. It provides clear examples of the killer behaviours on the journey, then there is the collision and emergency services arrive on the scene. Viewers find it hard-hitting and very effective. This initiative highlights the main causes of road traffic accidents especially those involving younger drivers and feedback from schools is very positive.
Students at Ballincollig Community School with VR goggles (CCC Road Safety Education)
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