SA Police Road Safety Centre Older Road Users Road Safety Session

FREE South Australia Police Road Safety Centre Drive Smart, Stay Safe: Empowering Older Road Users Road Safety Session

Staying safe on the road is important for all drivers, however as we get older there are physical changes which can affect our driving skills. Despite a steady decline in the number of lives lost on South Australian roads over the past decade, older road users continue to be over-represented in road trauma statistics.

The South Australia Police Road Safety Centre is a leader in road safety education, playing a vital role in reducing road trauma by enhancing the awareness, knowledge and skills of all road users through lifelong learning.

The Drive Smart, Stay Safe: Empowering Older Road Users Road Safety Session is a FREE session targeted at those 70 years or above, but all road users are welcome to attend. This is the ideal session if you are wanting to stay up to date with road rules, remain informed about road safety and discuss physical abilities to ensure safe and confident driving. This session is delivered over a two-hour period.

Hosted at the SA Police Road Safety Centre at West Beach, this session addresses issues faced by older road users, including the Australian Road Rules, the Fatal Five causes of road trauma, fitness to drive, motorised wheelchairs, pedestrian safety and fatigue.

During the session you will also have the opportunity to have a friendly chat with a police officer to answer any questions you may have.

This session is presented over 2 hours and is an education session only. There is no type of formal driving assessment during this session.

Testimonials:

Chris, 76 years, Christies Beach: It was great! Session was well presented by the officer who had a wealth of information & was keen to answer all our questions. I liked the way it was a miss mash of road rules without measurements to confuse. It emphasised to us 'oldies' how be very aware of the insidious decline in our mental/cognitive function & how to take steps to stay alert to road safety dangers. Thanks for enabling me to have the confidence to continue driving safely.

Debbie, 69 years, Willunga: Definitely recommend this free course for senior drivers, very well presented and filled with rules and information that has come in since all those years ago when I got my drivers licence, we both learnt some information we didn’t know.

Bianca, 49 years, Strathalbyn: The course was absolutely valuable to me and I left feeling extremely grateful and emotional after attending. It was an eye opener in many areas.