Senior Program
You and the Road
Accident Awareness designed a program specifically for mature pedestrians and drivers. This program is called “You and the Road” and consists of three parts:
The Pedestrian Impact
A 1-hour multimedia event about pedestrian safety hazards and how to prevent tragedy through awareness.
Continuing to Drive
A 1-hour multimedia event covering many changes to rules of the roads and potential hazards while driving.
Walking to Drive
This 1-hour event combines important facts from the Pedestrian Impact and Continuing to Drive presentations.
Photo taken pre-pandemic.
Photo taken pre-pandemic.
Photo taken pre-pandemic.
Your way of presenting is full of common sense...I like how you encouraged us, not discourage us seniors, for not paying more attention.
Part 1: The Pedestrian Impact
With the number of pedestrians being struck and injured, or worse, Accident Awareness has developed a program that incorporates all the main reasons for this tragedy. Some of the points discussed are:
- Changes in Traffic Signals
- Your Rights When Crossing at a Lighted Intersection
- Pedestrian Cell Phone Use
- Walking Through Parking Lots
- Type of Clothing to Wear at Night
- Jaywalking
Part 2: Continuing to Drive
Being a mature, safe driver today means that you must continue your learning skills when driving a motor vehicle. You have to assess and adapt to vehicle changes and also your physical changes. This one hour multi-media event targets many changes that have happened over the years.
Some of the topics discussed include:
- Update on the Rules of the Road (Ontario Highway Traffic Act)
- Use of Seat Belts
- Strategies of Parking
- Strategies of Reversing
- The Staged Collision
- Seat, Mirror, & Hand Position on the Wheel
- Emergency Vehicles and Tow trucks
- Left Turns
- Traffic signals
- Speed
Part 3: Walking to Drive
This event combines important facts from the Pedestrian Impact and Continuing to Drive presentations. It is a one hour program and some of the topics mentioned include:
- Wearing Seat Belts
- The Pedestrian and the Countdown Traffic Signal
- The Staged Collision
- Parking & Reversing
- The Highway Traffic Act
- Walking at Night
- Walking in Bad Weather
- Left Turns
- Renewing Your Licence
- Jaywalking
All our programs are entirely FREE GRATUITS thanks to our amazing partners!
Our company is Not for Profit and has one main objective: to reduce motor vehicle collisions.
