‘Times have changed’ is a phrase we often hear when comparing things over many generations.
Yesterday I was handed a 1958 Queensland edition of The Australian Teachers’ Road Safety Manual, and key messages relating to road safety certainly haven’t changed over fifty years.
It’s the behaviour and choices made by individuals that have changed.
Accidents and crashes are words that are used interchangeably by community members, local media and police, although in policing you’ll hear us refer to the word crashes in many situations.
Some catchy slogans from 1958 you might start using and thinking about when driving include:
- The more you hear about road safety, the less you’ll hear about road accidents.
- Life is so precious.
- Death is so permanent.
- Children should be seen and not hurt.
- Let courtesy reign on the Queen’s highway.
- Learn and live road safety.
- It’s better to be late than “the late”.
- Don’t become a road accident “statistic”.
- Better a minute late than “dead on time”.
- Road safety is no accident.
- The speed that thrills is the speed that kills.
- Look every way every day.
- Watchful eyes get no surprise.
- Always alert, seldom hurt.
- Road courtesy is catching.
- Drive for road happiness.
The above slogans were considered for student handwriting exercises or useful for debates and essays on road safety themes. What slogan can you create?
Drive safe, be safe and keep safe this Christmas, to ensure you and others get to celebrate this time and other special occasions with your family and friends.
When a police officer is seen working this Christmas, please consider the unknown jobs they may have attended or need to respond to.
Help us and other emergency service colleagues ensure it won’t be a tragic situation for anyone these holidays.
