Year 12 pupils from Rathfriland High School, Newbridge Integrated and Dromore High School came together to take part in a road safety initiative, hosted by Rathfriland High School.
Delivered by Northern Ireland insurance broker Autoline Insurance Group in association with the road safety charity, ‘Brake’, the ‘2 Young 2 Die’ campaign encourages students to think about issues such as speed, alcohol and drugs, distractions and the consequences of crashes.
In addition to using a range of hard-hitting videos, statistics and workshop discussions, the initiative now includes a specially modified Ford Focus. Equipped with hi-tech equipment to simulate a real-life crash incident, the aim is bring home the grim reality of careless driving.
Last year 74 people were killed on Northern Ireland’s roads, of which over 30% were aged under 25. Nine of the fatalities were in the Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council area.
The newly introduced car crash simulator uses a high quality sound system, hydraulics, smoke and lights to recreate a true incident which resulted in multiple fatalities and a prison sentence for the 17-year old driver.
