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Young people from the north-east of Scotland and emergency service staff will act out some of the most gruelling scenes of their career this week (22 - 26 June) as part of a film production for Grampian road safety initiative Safe Drive Stay Alive.
The Safe Drive Stay Alive project is in its fifth year and is organised by the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership and emergency services.
It mixes film with stage performances and aims to drive home the message of driving safely to teenagers approaching driving age, ultimately helping to reduce the number of road related deaths and accidents on roads in the area.
Grampian covers a huge area with thousands of miles of rural roads and increasing traffic levels. This means that there are a high number of collisions and casualties.
Last year 35 people died last year on Grampian’s roads and of these, 13 were within the 17-25 year age range. In addition 410 serious injuries were sustained with 123 serious casualties within the same 17-25 age group.
Scenes of a car crash and the effects this has on family, friends and the emergency services are being filmed and will be shown alongside live performances as part of a series of Safe Drive Stay Alive events taking place from November 2 – 6.
Actress Elizabeth Brown, 23, formerly of Banchory, now London and a graduate of Guildford School of Acting said: ”I lost my close friend Dana-Leigh Trigger in an accident last year which was very upsetting. Her accident was caused by a deer on the road, but I think it is important that young drivers are made aware of all aspects of road safety. Also, I had a car accident not long after passing my driving test when I was just 18.
“This is such a good cause as it raises awareness of safe driving to young drivers which is such an important a message for young people. I know from experience how scary an accident can be and it’s made me a safer driver, but it shouldn’t have taken an accident to make me drive more safely.”
In order to make the film as realistic as possible, locations across the local area, as well as local actors, were used for filming.
Ally Birkett, head of community safety at Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We are filming the aftermath of a crash showing victims being cut free from the wreckage and members of the emergency services working together as they would at a real crash scene.
“It’s a sight that the emergency services see all too often and to be a part of a project that aims to reduce deaths and accidents is both personally and professionally very important to me.”
Theatre manager and former nurse Helen McIntyre, who is the lynchpin of the show and organises scripts, rehearsals and the final stage show, said: “When we were putting together the script we considered every detail from working with school children on ideas to locations and weather conditions.
“My old car, which used to be my son’s, is even being used as the vehicle that the young actors are driving in when it is involved in the filmed crash.
“We wanted to make the film as realistic as we possibly could and by using familiar locations we can reinforce the road safety message so that it has a bigger impact on the audience. It’s an extremely emotional experience both for the cast and the audience.”
The aim of Safe Drive Stay Alive initiative is to raise awareness of road safety among young people, and all 5th year pupils from schools across Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen and Moray will attend hard-hitting performances later this year.
Safe Drive Stay Alive is organised by the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership with close co-operation and participation by Aberdeenshire Council, Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City and Moray Councils.
The event is sponsored by Stewart Milne and Exxon Mobil.
More information on Safe Drive Stay Alive can be found at ww
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If you are in fourth year (going into fifth year) at school in Moray, Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire we will see you at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom in the week of Tuesday, November 3 to Friday, November 6.
A public evening session is also planned for Wednesday, November 4 for people who want to see the show again, have left school, students at college or university and even parents.
We hope to see you there and prizes will be up for grabs at the evening event and for filling in evaluation forms – so watch this space for more details.
Unsafe driving affects you, your family, friends and the people who have to respond to accidents – the fire and rescue service, police, paramedics, doctors and nurses.
Following entertainment and music you will see the Safe Drive Stay Alive show. It is dramatic, it will make you squirm and it will make you think.
Safe Drive Stay Alive will be brand new this year as the team behind the show have been busy making a new film - so watch this space for more details soon.
Safe Drive Stay Alive is organised by the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership with close co-operation and participation by Aberdeenshire Council, Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City and Moray Councils.
For more information please visit: www.bebo.com/SafeDriveStayAlive and www.safedrivestayalive.org
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With recent fatalities witnessed on roads in the north-east just one week after a road safety event and winter road conditions to consider, it is even more pertinent that care is taken on roads in the area.
Pupils from schools across Moray, Aberdeen City and Shire attended Safe Drive Stay Alive last week, an initiative that aims to address the number of accidents on our roads through a provocative show.
Many pupils in attendance at the event over the course of the week left the scene visually shaken by what they had seen.
MP for Gordon, Malcolm Bruce, attended the evening session on Thursday, November 6, and said: "I would like to commend the police and emergency services for their powerful and emotional presentations.
“Every young person should see Safe Drive Stay Alive at least once and take it to heart."
Pupils who attended the event said it would change their behaviour as a passenger or driver and make them think twice when getting in a car without a seatbelt. Others described it as emotional, hard-hitting, sad and scary.
Portlethen Academy pupil, Andrew Dickson, 15 thought the Safe Drive Stay Alive event was “exceptional” and would definitely make him change his behaviour as a driver or passenger in a car.
Safe Drive Stay Alive shows a film re-enactment of a fatal car crash and the effects on a family. It is interspersed with real commentary from members of the emergency services, mothers of young people involved in accidents and accident survivor Trevor Eakin.
The scene which showed Trevor speaking about his life in a wheelchair after an accident where he was hit by a reckless driver whilst on his motorbike was especially thought provoking.
Within the performance, Trevor described his life after the accident and how he longed for a hug – this drove home the importance of safe driving to the audience and left many in tears.
Layna More, 16, from Elgin High School said: “When Trevor said he missed hugs I really wanted to just give him a hug.”
Lucy Alphouse, 15, from Bridge of Don Academy was asked what the most dramatic part of the show was and said: “I felt that Trev was the most upsetting to watch, but also the mother was very upsetting. The whole show was emotional.”
Sarah Welsh, 16, a pupil at St Machar Academy, found the event very hard hitting and said she felt shocked after seeing the film.
Colin Laing, firefighter and watch manager for Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, was one of the cast members and explained to the young people that no matter how many accidents the emergency services attend, they are really affected by what they see and how so many accidents can be prevented.
Colin provided the shocking statistic that firefighters attend more road accidents than fires as he encouraged the audience to take more care on the roads.
As if the film footage and presentations were not hard-hitting enough, the shocking end to the event sent a powerful message home with audiences.
Those departing from the beach ballroom were faced with a smashed car and the flashing blue lights of a fire engine as the emergency services displayed a vehicle salvaged from a real crash – a lasting image to encourage young people to stay alive on Grampian’s roads.
Safe Drive Stay Alive is organised by the Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership with close co-operation and participation by Aberdeenshire Council, Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City and Moray Councils.
Sponsors this year included: ExxonMobil and the Stewart Milne Group.
Safe Drive Stay Alive has more than 160 friends on its Bebo page with dozens of comments from those who attended the event, cast members and those who have been affected by an accident.
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