{"id":105163,"date":"2015-05-01T01:20:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=105163"},"modified":"2020-11-13T15:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T05:03:06","slug":"road-safety-becomes-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/05\/01\/road-safety-becomes-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Safety Becomes Real"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_105164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105164\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-105164\" title=\"20150429 2015 RYDA Program\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda5-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Constables Chris Watson and Mark Woitowitz, from the Gympie Road Policing Unit, put on a practical road safety display for the Year 11 students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 1, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, two 18-year-old girls were killed in a head-on crash in the Yarra Valley in Victoria &#8230; the ripple effect of their deaths is still being felt today, even as far away as Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>The true story formed a key part of this year&#8217;s RYDA road safety program presented to Year 11 students in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths of Genevieve and her best friend Shannon occurred while Genevieve was attempting to overtake another vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Her car clipped the vehicle and then spun into the path of a 4WD driven by an L-Plate driver on his first trip out with his father.<\/p>\n<p>The deaths of the two girls created a ripple that went throughout their community, hitting their parents, siblings and friends, the other drivers and the emergency workers who attended the scene.<\/p>\n<p>It was a powerful, emotional message aimed at getting the South Burnett&#8217;s Year 11 soon-to-be-drivers to think about the crash &#8211; they are never &#8220;accidents&#8221; &#8211; and what they would have done in the same situation.<\/p>\n<p>The RYDA workshops are organised by the Kingaroy Rotary Club in conjunction with local police, SES and other volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>This is the sixth year they have been held at the TAFE College in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n<p>The 280 teenagers, from Kingaroy, Murgon and Nanango State High Schools and St Mary&#8217;s Catholic College, listened to various talks as well as watching practical demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They each attended six workshops:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hazards and Distractions<\/li>\n<li>Speed and Stopping<\/li>\n<li>Genevieve&#8217;s Story<\/li>\n<li>Personality Test &#8211; what you bring with you into the car<\/li>\n<li>Rights and Responsibilities, and<\/li>\n<li>After the Crash (a presentation by accident survivor Dennis Greensill who became a paraplegic after a motorbike crash)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SES closed off Geritz Road in front of the TAFE College so that police could safely demonstrate stopping distances.<\/p>\n<p>Two officers from the Gympie Road Policing Unit demonstrated how far it takes to stop if you are travelling at 40km\/h, 50km\/h, 60km\/h and 80km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>The RYDA program was developed by Road Safety Education in conjunction with Rotary Clubs around Australia in response to the large number of young people dying on Australian roads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/05\/students-gets-hands-on-with-road-safety\/\">Students Get Hands On With Road Safety<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/04\/safety-message-driven-home\/\">Safety Message Driven Home<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/08\/police-praise-ses-efforts\/\">Police Praise SES Efforts<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/04\/important-lessons-for-soon-to-be-drivers\/\"><strong>Important Lessons For Soon-To-Be Drivers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105165\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-105165\" title=\"20150429 2015 RYDA Program\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rotary volunteer Graham Jenkins, Kingaroy Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Duane Frank and Volunteer In Policing Peter Verbakel with Year 11 Murgon State High School students Monique Chapman, Georgia Beddows and Marcus Riddell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105166\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105166\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-105166\" title=\"20150429 2015 RYDA Program\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RYDA volunteer Col Rogerson (South Burnett Motorcycle Rider Training) took the students through the various hazards and distractions that could lead to a crash &#8230; from left, Nanango State High School students Emma Franz, Brook Smith, Leighton Maletz and Jackson Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105167\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-105167\" title=\"20150429 2015 RYDA Program\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda3-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seatbelt safety &#8230; the students now know if you wear your seatbelt twisted and you&#8217;re unlucky enough to be in an crash, it could &#8220;cut through you like a cheese-cutter&#8221; &#8230; and if you wear it under your arm, not only will you get a ticket, but in a crash it could push your ribs into your lungs &#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105168\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-105168\" title=\"20150429 2015 RYDA Program\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150429ryda4-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The students had to estimate the stopping the distances from various speeds &#8230; which they vastly under-estimated; they also learned why tailgating is so dangerous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2009, two 18-year-old girls were killed in a head-on crash in the Yarra Valley in Victoria &#8230; the ripple effect of 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