Safe Drive presentation comes to Devizes and Marlborough

Hundreds more Year 11 students will experience a hard-hitting road safety presentation next week.

Safe Drive Stay Alive uses powerful personal testimony and dramatic video footage to make the audience aware of the tragedy and suffering caused by road traffic collisions.

The Corn Exchange in Devizes will host students from Devizes School, Melksham Oak School, John Bentley School in Calne, Pewsey Vale School, Matravers School in Westbury, and Stonar School in Atworth on Tuesday 22 November. Marlborough College will then be the venue on Thursday 24 November, with students from the college, St John’s School in Marlborough and St Mary’s School in Calne attending.

The event in Devizes will also be the regional launch of National Road Safety Week by the charity BRAKE.

Safe Drive Stay Alive is led and primarily co-ordinated by Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, and is well supported by other major partners, including Wiltshire Police, SWIFT Medics, Wiltshire Council, Swindon Borough Council, NHS Wiltshire and Honda UK.

Since its launch in 2006, the roadshow has been seen by thousands of students – and the organising team is hoping that it will soon be essential viewing for every school in Wiltshire and Swindon.

Visit the Safe Drive page on Facebook – Safe Drive Stay Alive Wiltshire – to see the many positive comments from people who have seen the show in recent weeks. These include:

• “A very powerful and well put-together presentation that puts its message across in the most effective way possible - by recounting first-hand accounts. The bravery of the presenters has to be seen to be believed. Everyone should try to see it.”
• “Very emotional, the first hand accounts really hit home.”
• “Fantastic presentation, probably the best I have seen. Made me think about the way I drive, will be passing on the message, I think everyone who drives should be made by law to have some sort of presentation.”

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