Safe passenger, pedestrian and rider

Goals

• Collaboratively create a unit of work to teach pupils to:

1. Take responsibility for own health needs as a road/footpath/vehicle user
2. Show awareness of keeping safe - on the way to and from home and school, and in the wider community

NZ Health and Physical Education Curriculum Goals

Level 1 - Safety management

• Describe and use safe practices in a range of contexts and identify people who can help.

Level 2 - Safety management

• Identify risk and use safe practices in a range of contexts.

Level 3 - Safety management

• Identify risks and their causes and describe safe practices to manage these.

Level 4 - Safety management

• Access and use information to make and action safe choices in a range of contexts.

To cover

• Being a safe passenger - car, bus and motorbike

1. Using safety belts, child restraints, booster seats,
2. Helmets, clothing and parental permission

• Being a safe pedestrian

1. Taking care with driveways, road crossing, traffic lights and parked cars

• Riding a bicycle

1. Wearing a helmet - safety standards, helmet condition
2. Bicycle equipment - reflectors, brakes
3. Road rules

• Riding a motorbike, quad and horse (depending on community)

1. Parental permission
2. Instructions
3. OSH ATV guide

• Sustainable transport

1. Walking for health
2. Cycling for health

• Helping agencies

1. Police Education Officers
2. City Councils

Student Activities

1. Safe passenger

• Brainstorm/mindmap of vehicle passenger rules - seat belt use, age in front, airbags, motorbike helmet, long trousers and boots, no distracting, mobile phone use etc
• Roll play getting into a car or bus using class seats - class critique each others skills
• Pupils to write/create a safe passenger list/brochure/mindmap/PMI
• Share with whole class - teacher to accumulate FAQs that need answering by an "expert"

Extra:

• Practice safe passenger techniques in a stationery vehicle within the school grounds

2. Safe cycling

• Bring a bike and helmet into the classroom to observe - draw and label with emphasis on safety features
• Sharing with whole class observing bike/helmet
• Roll play with pupils showing

1. Getting on and off a bike
2. Turning left
3. Turning right

FAQs

1. What should I do if my mum drives drunk or my dad drives too fast?
2. Am I safer in the front or in the middle back lap belt?
3. What should I do if I notice the Warrant of Fitness has expired in our family car?
4. A sticker on the passenger dashboard says I should be over 12 to sit there - I am only 10, should I use this seat?

Resources

• Kapai's Road Code by Uncle Anzac - A Land Transport Safety Publication
• NZ Transport Authority information for teachers and families
• Road Safety Trust
• Ruben's road safety tips
• Wikipedia - Road traffic safety
• Wikipedia - Pedestrians

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