The SA Police Road Safety Centre aims to deliver evidence-based road safety programs and initiatives that are contemporary and age appropriate. The Road Safety Centre Foundation Document explains and supports the seven principles that the Road Safety Centre Programs are based on. All programs are FREE and to find out more about what programs are available, click on the headings below.
Join in the fun - Our Road Safety Centre has developed some special road safety activities for children and parents to do at home. If you would like to join in and learn more about road safety then keep an eye out for SAPOL Road Safety on Instagram, SAPOL on Facebook or our web page for all the details.
Activities will be released over a 10-week period and cover topics such as crossing the road safely, passenger safety, walking safely and safe places to play, bike safety, and Triple Zero emergency calls.
National Award Winner: SA Police's Road Safety Centre school holiday program has won a national accolade in the 2020 Australian Road Safety Foundation awards.
The SA Police Road Safety Centre is a leader in road safety education, playing a vital role in reducing road trauma through enhancing the awareness, knowledge and skills of all road users through lifelong learning. The Road Safety Centre offers education programs, under the Safer Journeys banner, to:
All programs are FREE and to find out more about what programs are available, click on the headings below
Programs for Preschool and Primary Students Teacher's Information
Introduction to road safety at the Road Safety Centre - Preschool
(90 minutes at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes on site)
This session includes:
Programs for Preschool and Primary Students Teacher's Information
Keeping safe on the road – introduction to road safety - Reception to Year 3
(90 minutes at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes on site)
This session includes:
Road safety with SA Police – introduction to road safety - Year 4 to Year 6
(90 minutes at the Road Safety Centre or 45 minutes on site)
This session includes:
School monitor training
School holiday program
Road Safety Centre - School Holiday Program (5 to 8 years)
Road Safety Centre - School Holiday Program (9 to 12 years)
Year 7, 8 and 9 – How to be safe on the road – road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is aimed at Year 8 and 9 students. Session includes:
Year 10 – A guide to obtaining your driver's licence road safety session (90 minutes)
This session is aimed at Year 10 students. Session includes:
Year 11 – Youth driver education road safety session (90 minutes)
This session is aimed at Year 11 students. Session includes:
Year 12 – Getting home safely road safety session (90 minutes)
This session is aimed at Year 12 students. Session includes:
Safer journeys together - Learner driver and qualified supervising driver road safety session
This presentation is designed as a two-part package, providing a session for students and parents/ guardians. This session is delivered at SAPOL's Road Safety Centre simultaneously and offers road safety information to both groups.
For students (90 minutes)
This session discusses the graduated licencing scheme and the conditions associated with a learner's permit and provisional licence. Crash survivor Holly Scott talks to participants about her crash and recovery. Other topics include:
For parents/guardians (90 minutes)
This session provides information to parents / guardians teaching learner drivers on the changes to the road rules and encourages parents / guardians to act as good road safety role models. The father of crash survivor Holly Scott talks to the group about his experience and supporting his daughter after a serious injury crash. The session also provides parents / guardians with information regarding:
Driver awareness road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is aimed at businesses and community groups whose employees may be required to drive as part of their employment. Session includes:
Australian Road Rules road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is directed at all road users. Session includes:
Regional driving awareness road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is directed at road users that drive on regional roads within South Australia. Session includes:
A guide to obtaining your motorcycle licence road safety session (90 minutes)
This session is conducted at the Road Safety Centre and is aimed at people who are wanting to obtain their motorcycle licence. Session includes:
Older road users road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is aimed at older road users. Session includes:
Fitness To Drive road safety session (60 minutes).
This is a trimmed down version of the Older Road Users session that covers:
International students' driver education road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is aimed at international students who want to drive in South Australia. Session includes:
Community and youth groups (90 minutes)
This session is aimed at young people between the ages of 5 and 14 years. Session includes:
Disability groups (60 - 90 minutes)
This session is aimed at people with disability. Session includes:
SA Community Football Club road safety session (60 minutes)
This session is aimed at those who play football (or other sports attached to that club) in the community. The Road Safety Section partners with the SANFL and community football clubs to provide road safety education to 16 to 24-year-old drivers. Session includes:
To book a road safety education program phone 8207 6923 or email SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au
To request us to come to you to conduct a road safety display or voluntary breath testing email SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au