Keeping youngsters safe on the road
Nearly 500 new drivers have been killed or seriously injured on the roads in Kent in the last 3 years, and KFRS is working hard with the police and other partners to reduce this figure.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the lead agency in Kent for reducing road traffic collisions involving drivers under the age of 24 years.
The facts about young drivers:
- Roads are the biggest killer of teens worldwide
- An 18-year-old driver is more than three times as likely to be involved in a crash as a 48 year-old.
- One in five new drivers are involved in a crash in their first year of driving.
- Young male drivers aged 17-20 are seven times more at risk than other male drivers, and between the hours of 2am and 5am their risk is 17 times higher.
Our projects
Rush
Rush is a scheme aimed at students between the ages of 14 and 16. It aims to educate them about the potential risks of being involved in a road crash, either as a driver or a passenger, using a video and photos to get the message across.
Car'n'age
Car'n'age is a presentation aimed at 16 to 25 year olds. It is made up of a presentation and a mock-up of a road crash which can be set up in a variety of locations.
Operation Carmageddon
Carmageddon is aimed at young people between 17 and 24. This campaign takes road safety education to places where young people gather, including car modification shows and outside nightclubs. The Carmageddon event includes a reconstruction of a serious road crash, as well as displays giving more information.
Licence to Kill?
The fire service are leading on this project aimed at 16 to 18 year olds in Kent and Medway. It is a theatre-based production exploring the circumstances and consequences of a road crash. Members of the emergency services describe their experiences, as well as those who have suffered a crash themselves or lost someone in their family.
Grow up. Slow down.
This young driver campaign is coordinated by the Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership and is focussed on speed reduction. The fire service supports the campaign with banners and information leaflets, as well as reconstructions of road crashes.
Making Kent's roads safer
We have a number of road safety projects across Kent, working with local councils and other agencies, including Kent Police. Kent Fire and Rescue Service are working with these groups to help meet road safety targets in Kent and Medway over the next three years.
The projects are managed by the Education Team at Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
Alternatively, you can write to:
Education Team
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
The Godlands
Straw Mill Hill
Tovil
Maidstone ME15 6XB
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