Young people 'Stand Up' to dangerous driving
Thursday 23 February 2012
Young people Stand Up to dangerous driving
The energetic Crash Bash Road Show, a
touring event that promotes road safety to Christchurch high
school students, kicks off on Tuesday 28 February and
presents a strong message for teenagers around driving,
alcohol and their peers.
This year’s road show,
entitled Stand Up, will tour Christchurch high
schools throughout March, incorporating drama and music to
share its message of “standing up” to the pressure to
make risky decisions. The show has been developed by
CPIT’s National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art
(NASDA).
Secondary students will then be invited to
submit DVDs of their own performance concepts, with the
winning entry being crafted by NASDA into the following
year’s road show. The $1000 cash prize is an incentive for
young people to get creative and think about practical
solutions.
Sarah Numan, Unit Manager Business Support
at the Christchurch City Council, says young people aged 15
to 19 are disproportionately represented in New Zealand road
crash statistics.
“We want to see a shift in these
statistics by targeting young people in new and creative
ways and encouraging students to come up with their own
interpretations and messages. Young people speaking to their
peers comes across much better than another lecture from an
adult,” she says.
Crash Bash director and NASDA
tutor Ross McKellar says the show prepares young people to
stand up for themselves, their friends and their family.
“We’re not focusing on the consequences, because young
people know them already. We’re all about staying strong
and taking action. That’s the message that needs to be
heard at the moment, and Crash Bash has young people
spreading it in a fun way.”
The annual road show is
run by the Council in association with the New Zealand
Transport Agency and SADD (Students Against Driving
Drunk).
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Media Advisory: Friday 24
February, 1.30pm
NASDA, Christchurch Polytechnic
Institute of Technology, 60 Madras Street
The Crash Bash show will be previewed for schoolteachers, and media are welcome to attend.
Crash Bash Road Show Timetable:
Tues 28 Feb – Rudolph Steiner
School, 10.40am
Wed 29 Feb – Aranui College,
10.25am
Thurs 1 Mar – St Bede's College, 10am
Fri 2 Mar – Lincoln High School, 11.15am
Fri 2 Mar – Catholic Cathedral College, 1.30pm
Mon 5 Mar – Villa
Maria College, 8.30am
Mon 5 Mar – Te Kura o Te Whanau
Tahi, 11.45am
Wed 7 Mar – Riccarton High School, 9.30am
and 11am
Fri 9 Mar – Rangiora High School,
8.40am
Fri 9 Mar – Rangiora New Life, 10am
Fri 9 Mar
– St Thomas of Canterbury College, 12.10pm
Tues 13 Mar
– Mairehau High School, 9.45am
Wed 14 and Wed 21 Mar –
Cashmere High School, 10.30am
Thurs 15 Mar – St
Margaret’s College, 10am
Thurs 15 Mar – Christchurch
Girls’ High School, 12.30am
Tues 20 Mar – Avonside
Girls’ High School, 8.30am
Tues 20 Mar – Hornby High
School, 9.40am
Thurs 22 Mar – St Andrew’s College,
9.30am and 10.10am
Fri 23 Mar – Shirley Boys’ High
School, 9.20am and 10.20am
Mon 26, Tues 27, Thurs 29, Fri
30 Mar – Burnside High School, 8.15 am
Tues 27 Mar –
Linwood College,
12.50pm