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Motion · S6M-12076 · 5 Feb 2024

The Return of Central Safe Drive, Stay Alive for 2024

Lodged by Alexander Stewart Standard Motion 24 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the return of the Central Safe Drive, Stay Alive project live shows, resuming at the Macrobert Centre in Stirling during February 2024; acknowledges that Safe Drive, Stay Alive is a live theatre-based education production that aims to raise road safety awareness among young people and to positively influence their attitudes to driving and as passengers; considers that these shows have been actively educating teenagers and young adults on the seriousness of complacency, recklessness or dangerous activity behind the wheel; understands that, during the last 16 years, tens of thousands of young people from across Forth Valley have attended these events, which are specially crafted and engineered to aim to contribute towards a real reduction in the number of young people killed or who have had life-changing injuries in road traffic accidents in the area; believes that over 4,000 school students from Stirling, Clackmannanshire and across the Forth Valley in the Mid Scotland and Fife region could potentially attend the latest series of performances, which commence on 5 February 2024; commends the members of the emergency services who give presentations in their own time based on their personal experiences, and understands that some people who have had their lives completely changed after being involved in road accidents also come forward and share their experiences and how they are dealing with debilitating injuries day to day; expresses its deep regret and disappointment regarding reports that the organisers, due to a shortage of available funding and the increased costs involved, were unable to run any shows on the Friday of this year with no alternative, and notes the view that urgent assistance and funding are necessary to help sustain what it sees as this excellent project into the future.

Supporters (24)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.