On 2 October I visited Chingford Assembly Hall to watch the ‘Safe Drive Stay Alive’ theatre education event, which this year has been seen by nearly 1000 16 -17 year olds from colleges in Waltham Forest and is being hosted by boroughs across London. This powerful and hard hitting event is aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries among new and young drivers by taking them through a film of a car crash, and with real life emergency service workers, crash survivors and family members coming on stage to recall their experiences. The students were reminded of the impact of speed, drink/drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt, peer pressure and causing distraction to the driver. Every year up to 35 people in cars are killed or seriously injured on Waltham Forest roads, many of whom are between the ages of 17 -25. Events like Safe Drive are a stark reminder to young people of the responsibilities they have as a new driver.
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