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Students from The Cathedral College were given a reality check as they observed a realistic re-enactment of a fatal car crash on Tuesday.
RACQ presented its award-winning Docudrama program to the students, with the assistance of year 12 actors, local funeral directors and Queensland Ambulance Service and Queensland Police Service officers.
RACQ education manager Julie Smith said it was important to teach students about the fatal five and how to avoid getting into dangerous situations.
âLast year in Central Queensland, we had 90 deaths, the highest out of all of Queensland,â she said.
âRed P-platers make up the smallest drivers on our roads but make up the greatest number of deaths.
It is getting worse, Mr Barnett said. There s no doubt about it. I ve had three occasions where we ve had vehicles coming at us head-on and the driver was on a mobile phone not paying attention to where he s driving. We managed to escape not only by swerving but also by using the horn. You d think the message was getting through to these people that it s a $1000 fine if you re caught using your mobile phone. Leyland Barnett. Vehicles, Mr Barnett said, were a weapon in the wrong hands . Once they see first-hand how long it takes for a vehicle to physically stop it certainly highlights the danger of speed and reckless driving, he said.
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