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Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Programme
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA), is a programme that educates youth about a range of issues that can impact on driving.
Year 11 students from Tasman and Nelson colleges take part in the whole day programme, which includes a variety of presentations:
- Safe Partying;
- It's your Choice and Consequences;
- Hazard Awareness and Defensive Driving;
- Budgeting and Insurance Advice;
- Stopping Distance Demonstration.
About the Programme
RYDA is a joint project of Tasman District Council, Nelson City Council, Rotary, ACC, the Police, Brain Injury Trust and local driving instructors.
The programme was first run for schools in the Tasman and Nelson districts in March 2010.
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Further information
For parents - A toolkit for parents of teen drivers - Safe Teen Driver
For young drivers - A website to help you pass your restricted test the first time, and become a more competent driver -Practice
For young drivers - A website for Students Against Drivng Drunk - SADD