South Yorkshire students on track to become safer drivers with training partnership

Over 400 local students received an insight into the risks that inexperienced drivers face on the roads recently, thanks to a new agreement between the Safer Roads Partnership (SRP) and training specialist TTC Group.

The latest set of ‘Drive for Life’ sessions provided students with the chance to take part in an interactive workshop that looks at the ‘fatal four’ mistakes, whilst exploring what could happen if young drivers contravene road traffic laws or are involved in a collision.

TTC Group was appointed to deliver the next ‘Safer Driving at Work’ course, with Naylor Construction attending an introductory session at a purpose-built set and street scene at the Lifewise Centre in Rotherham.

Joanne Wehrle, safer road manager at (SRP), said: “The SRP is committed to making South Yorkshire roads safer by reducing the number of people killed and injured in road collisions.

“These two flagship interventions for priority road user groups play an important role in helping us meet this aim and we are delighted TTC Group delivered really successful sessions.”

She added: “The company has a wealth of expertise in creating engaging content and its trainers bring with them extensive experience of road policing, collision investigation and helping people through the consequences of being involved in or causing a road traffic collision.”

TTC Group has also worked with many companies in the region to provide commercial training and fleet risk management services.

Richard Eaton, who led on the contracts for TTC Group, concluded: “It’s all about making the courses engaging so that people - whether they are school pupils or employees - can relate to what we are talking about and take the lessons away so they change their decision making and driving behaviour.”