Write a commentSeventy pupils from St Mark's High School, Warrenpoint recently attended an Autoline ‘2 Young 2 Die’ workshop highlighting the road safety message to the students.
Local insurance broker Autoline Insurance Group has reaffirmed its commitment to road safety by delivering its interactive ‘2 Young 2 Die’ road education workshop to 70 Year 13 pupils at St Mark’s High School, Warrenpoint.
The completion of the workshop recently marks the end of Autoline’s road education programme for the 2014/15 school calendar year, during which the broker has delivered the workshop to over 1,200 pupils across 24 schools throughout Northern Ireland.
The road safety workshops are free of charge and designed to get young people thinking about the consequences of dangerous driving and the responsibilities and risks associated with getting behind the wheel.
The ‘2 Young 2 Die’ campaign uses hard-hitting videos and statistics, along with discussion-based workshops, to get key messages on issues such as speed, alcohol and drugs, distractions and the consequences of crashes across to young drivers and passengers.
In 2014, 79 people were killed on the roads in Northern Ireland, an alarming 22 more fatalities than recorded in 2013. In 2014, 21 of the deceased were aged 16-24 years old.
As corporate ambassadors for road safety charity Brake since 2013, Autoline has delivered over 60 interactive workshops in schools across the province in a bid to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries on Northern Ireland’s roads.
Commenting on the initiative, Mrs Karen Crummy, Post 16 Year Head, said “This was a very informative session that captured the attention of the entire audience. The sense of reality was extremely evident by the way in which the students engaged with the presenters. The presentation itself was factual, evidence-based and graphic which helped to promote a very clear Road Safety message. The students were particularly impressed and interested by the functionality of the Autoline Road Safe Reward. This presentation is extremely beneficial in raising awareness of road safety issues especially among our post 16 pupils for whom many have just started to drive.”
Caroline Currie, Sales Director, Autoline Insurance Group, said “As a local insurance broker our aim is to make our roads safer for our customers and the wider community and that is why we are acting as ambassadors for the charity Brake. This is a perfect partnership for us as we are continually looking at ways in which we could reduce the number of crashes on our roads while reducing the cost of insurance for young drivers. The ‘Autoline Road Safe Reward App’ which is currently being used by hundreds of young drivers across Northern Ireland is not only saving drivers money but it is helping to make young drivers better and more aware of their driving behaviour by coaching them to improve their driving score. The ultimate aim is to help dramatically reduce road deaths and serious crashes/incidents on our roads through education and monitoring.”
Caroline added “We have been delighted with the uptake in the number of schools who are keen to emphasise the importance of road safety to their pupils – to be able to present to over 1,200 pupils throughout this current school year is fantastic and we thank the schools for their support and commitment. This year we want to significantly increase the number of young drivers we meet in order to improve the safety on Northern Ireland’s roads.”
For further information about how your school or organisation can participate in the programme please contact Suzanne Curtis at Autoline Insurance Group on 028 302 59178.
