Road Safety

 

Road Safety Grampian, a partnership between Grampian Police Road Safety Unit and Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, were delighted to be able to assist the Army Cadet Force on Saturday 8 December at a Road Safety Initiative held at the Cadet Training Centre, Boddam. The cadets aged 14 to 17, some who have already started to learn to drive were instructed in various aspect of road safety and driving responsibilities part of which included interactive theoretical and practical inputs from Sergeant Neil Morrison and Constable Jim Gill, Grampian Police and Watch Manager Myles Murray, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. The cadets also took part in a practical demonstration using a brake reaction timer which highlighted their reaction time and the simulated overall stopping distance of a vehicle being driven at a particular speed.

Sergeant Neil Morrison, said, “We were only too happy to be able to assist with this event, providing the Cadets with an important Road Safety message. The fact that the group were able to hear from both the Police and Fire Service about the dangers and consequences associated with driving can only serve to reinforce the importance we place upon road safety. The ‘real time’ simulation involving all three emergency services to extract an injured driver from a crashed car, strengthened the message and generated a lot of discussion between the group.”

Watch Manager Myles Murray, Grampian Fire and Rescue added, “Road Safety Grampian provide a number of educational inputs to a variety of groups and organisations. It is hoped that by providing each audience with an overview of what ultimately could happen following a collision, fewer motorists will be involved in serious or fatal crashes and the traumatic consequences faced by everyone concerned will be reduced.”

2 Highlanders Army Cadet Force are grateful to Grampian Police, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and Scottish Ambulance Service for their assistance at this Road Safety Initiative.