It is the harsh reality of motoring that no-one ever wants to experience. <\/p>\n
But young drivers in Carmarthenshire have been given a shocking insight into the events before, during and after a fatal car crash - using virtual reality technology - to help drive home the road safety message. <\/p>\n
Aimed at young people who are about to the begin driving or have already passed their test, the event used immersive 360 goggles that play a film which features a car journey taken by a young driver and his friends. <\/p>\n
The viewer has a 360-degree point of view from the front passenger seat. <\/p>\n
During the journey the viewer experiences certain behaviours and factors that contribute to road traffic collisions with the consequences proving fatal for one of the other passengers. <\/p>\n
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The initiative, organsied by the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service along with Go Safe Cymru, Dyfed Powys Police , Welsh Ambulance Trust and the Institute of Advanced Motoring was featured at a Pre-Drivers Safety Event at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli. <\/p>\n
Road safety watch manager Emyr Davies said: The film that feature on the Immersive 360 Goggles is very effective and accompanies a lesson plan, that we as partners deliver, and centres around behavioural change. <\/p>\n
New and young drivers are good drivers, otherwise they wouldnt pass their driving test. What the statistics show is that a higher proportion of young drivers will experience a road accident with one or more passengers in the vehicle. <\/p>\n
The learning outcomes from these events are to make young people aware of the dangers of peer pressure and to resist certain pressures to drive faster or be distracted by a number of factors, such as using mobile phones. <\/p>\n
Certain peer pressures can be positive; our message to passengers is to encourage responsible driving to maintain their own safety as well as other road users. <\/p>\n
By working in collaboration with our partners, we are promoting the Fatal 5 messages - Dont drink and drive; kill your speed; dont get careless; wear your seat belt and switch off your mobile phone before driving a vehicle. <\/p>\n
Statistics released by the Welsh Government revealed that young people aged between 16 and 24 represented 12 per cent of the population of Wales in 2015, but between 2011-2015, the group accounted for around a third of all passenger casualties. <\/p>\n
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