Hundreds of students from Top End high schools gathered at Darwin's convention centre today for the Northern Territory's largest annual youth road safety event. With 60 lives lost on territory roads last year alone there's a growing push to educate young drivers and prevent further heartache.
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00:00A confronting re-enactment of a real-life tragedy near Palmerston.
00:11Hundreds of Top End high school students watched in horror as a dramatised vehicle collision
00:16unfolded.
00:17Going through the front windscreen of a car is sure to be fatal.
00:23Every year, road safety group AANT runs Street Smart High, an interactive program aimed at
00:29saving lives, hearing from doctors, parents and police, and crash survivors themselves.
00:35I spent a few weeks in the ICU at RDH, a shopping list of injuries, but the most significant
00:43was I ended up losing my left arm.
00:45What you see here in the simulation or at the actual event is just the part of it, there's
00:49that huge flow on effect throughout the emergency services.
00:52The Northern Territory has the highest road fatality rate in Australia, with deaths occurring
00:58at a rate 3.2 times higher than the national average.
01:02Young drivers under 25 are especially vulnerable, which is why road safety education is critical.
01:09I don't think young people think about the actual consequences in life.
01:15It's so much more real when you see it and it was a bit scary.
01:18Just when you jump in a vehicle, put your seatbelt on.
01:21So just don't drink and drive, don't take drugs before driving, keep your phone away
01:26and just stay safe.
01:27If I do end up driving, I'll make sure I do the right thing.
01:31Even when I'm in a passenger, I'll make sure other drivers are doing the right thing.
01:35I'd much rather these kids see it here rather than in real life.
01:40Critical lessons that could one day save a life.