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Road safety events & activities

Wondering what you can do to keep you and your friends safe on the road?

Here are a bunch of resources to help you plan great road safety events at your school or in your community.*

Making it happen

Planning an event of any size can be a big job. Get tips and tools to help ensure your event is a big success.

Quick and Easy activities

Want to make an impact over a lunch hour? These Quick and Easy activities address a range of different road safety issues and are a fun and educational choice when you're short on time. If you're looking to add some extra oomph, these quizzes and puzzles make a great addition to any road safety event.

Go Big or Go Home

Have more time to make a really big splash? Then Go Big or Go Home with these great activities guaranteed to get people at your school or in the community thinking about road safety in a whole new way:

Impaired driving and speeding

Hands Up - Impaired driving is the theme of this activity, which encourages youth to think critically about how their actions affect others.

Dramatically Dead Day - Students at your school will have a much better sense of the number of people affected by impaired driving crashes after this day-long activity.

Mock Crash - This dramatic activity gives students the chance to witness the results of drinking and driving and/or speeding.

Think of Me - Boost community awareness of the dangers of speeding and impaired driving.

Show 'n' Shine - Shine up your ride and get ready to increase awareness about the risks of speeding with this fun, outdoor activity you can organize at school or in the community.

Seatbelts

Phrase that Pays - Get more students talking about and wearing seatbelts.

Slow Down and Buckle Up - With the help of local police and their speed reader board, get more people in your community slowing down and buckling up.

Seatbelts Save Lives - Two more activities designed to boost awareness about the importance of seatbelts.

^{*These resources were compiled from materials developed by youth for youth thanks to the dedicated former volunteers and staff at CARS (CounterAttack RoadSense Society) BC, which closed its doors in June 2007.}