Road Safety Centre

The new Road Safety Centre is located at 1 Military Road, West Beach and is now open to the public. Read more about the relocation project.

The South Australia Police Road Safety Centre is a leader in road safety education and enhances awareness, knowledge and skills through lifelong learning.

The Road Safety Section offers a range of free road safety programs to schools, aimed at students, teachers and parents, as well as business and community groups. Sessions are held at the Road Safety Centre or at your preferred off-site location. Explore the resources that our Road Safety Section produces to support their education programs.

The centre is located at 1 Military Road, West Beach and is situated within the West Beach Parks Precinct. You can arrange your visit at the Road Safety Centre to coincide with other fun activities such as:

West Beach Adventure – a high ropes course with over 70 obstacles to tackle at your own level and speed.
West Beach Mini Golf – a manicured mini golf course located next to the Road Safety Centre. It provides 2 courses: a 9-hole course and an 18-hole course with a nautical theme. There is also a kiosk on site.
West Beach Parks Skate and BMX Park – free to use and located on Africaine Road.
The Square at West Beach Parks – a new community space that will open from December 2024 which features a play space and equipment, a BBQ area as well as a kiosk.

Phone 8207 6923 or email SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au to book one of our road safety education sessions.

Upcoming Events

We will be running our very first School Holiday Program at the new Road Safety Centre at West Beach on:

Tuesday 8 October: 10am - 12pm for 5 - 8 year olds
Friday 11 October: 10am - 12pm for 9 - 12 year olds

Our FREE School Holiday Program teaches young children vital road safety skills through a classroom session and a practical session out on the mock roadway. Both sessions are now fully booked. Please keep an eye on our social media channels and website to find out when you can book for upcoming sessions.

Mock Roadway

The Road Safety Centre features a mock roadway where young pedestrians and cyclists can learn about road safety in a safe and fun environment.

The mock roadway helps children to become familiar with:

Signage on the roads
Pedestrian safety
Road rules

The roadway includes intersections with traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, a roundabout, train crossing and traffic signs. All intersections are fitted with tactile ground surface indicators and pedestrian crossings are fitted with audio-tactile facilities to cater for persons living with disability.

The mock roadway is free of charge and is available for community use on:

Weekends
Between 8am and 10am on weekdays (including school holidays)
After 3pm on weekdays (including school holidays)

The traffic lights operate seven days a week between 8.00am and 10pm and participants need to bring their own bike and helmet.

Help your child learn how to use the mock roadway correctly:

SAPOL Road Safety Ambassador - Holly Scott

Ms Holly Scott has been announced as SAPOL’s first Road Safety Ambassador which will see her work closely with SAPOL’s Road Safety Section to share her story with a particular focus on Year 11 students. Her powerful road safety message will be used to highlight the ongoing trauma suffered by those involved in a serious crash.

In 2017 Holly was involved in a serious car crash that nearly claimed her life. At the time of the crash Holly was only 22 years old. She spent 15 days in a coma before moving to Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre where she had to learn how to walk and talk again.

When you hear Holly talk about how her car wrapped around that tree, how her then-boyfriend found her and the horrific injuries she sustained – it makes it all chillingly real. But when you see the extent of her broken body in x-rays, the hard-to-see photos, and gut-wrenching videos – you get the full picture of what a momentary lapse on the road can do to a life….to a family’s life….to a community…and you get the true sense of Holly’s remarkable fighting spirit.

It’s these very personal visuals and messages that she hopes will resonate with young drivers, indeed all drivers, to change their mindset about driving so they are alert drivers who are vigilant every time they get behind the wheel.

Holly and her father Richard will feature in SAPOL’s Safer Journey’s Together – Learner Driver and Supervising Driver Awareness Road Safety Session. This session is aimed at young people about to obtain their driver’s licence and their parents/guardians who will be supervising their driving. Holly will also be speaking to Year 11 students as part of SAPOL’s Road Safety Centre youth driver education session. The session includes information on the graduated licensing scheme, fatal five, crash statistics, choices, risks and consequences and Holly’s story.

The Road Safety Centre provides lifelong road safety education sessions to the South Australian community. All road safety sessions are FREE and can be booked by calling 8207 6923 or email SAPOL.RoadSafetySection@police.sa.gov.au.

Volunteering opportunities

Volunteers are central to the success of the Road Safety Centre and we are always looking for new volunteers to join our team.

Volunteers provide assistance and support with the delivery of road safety school sessions at the Road Safety Centre. Volunteers work weekdays (including school holidays) to assist the team of police officers (road safety educators) deliver the programs to students who attend the Centre from across the state. A session typically involves a classroom presentation followed by a practical session on the mock roadway.

Download the Volunteering at the Road Safety Centre flyer to find out more.