Award recognises Council’s commitment to young driver education

22/11/2018 9:16am

Nelson City Council’s support of the RYDA (Rotary Youth Driver Awareness) programme over almost 10 years has been recognised.

Council received an award from RSE (Road Safety Education), a non-profit organisation that operates road safety programmes in Australia and New Zealand. 

Works and Infrastructure Committee Chair Stuart Walker and Manager Transport and Solid Waste Marg Parfitt accepted the award on Council’s behalf from Maria Lovelock from RSE.

The RYDA programme runs every year and hundreds of high school students go through a series of practical and powerful workshops that challenge students to change the way they think about road safety and lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives.

RYDA specifically targets 16-18 year old students who are approaching that crucial time in their lives where they start to drive independently or are travelling as passengers of novice drivers.