Welcome to our Youth Page
Teens and young drivers
Activities for tweens
Resources for parents and teachers
On this page, you can find cool things to do which will help youth make safer choices when on the roads, trails, and waterways of the Northwest Territories.
The content, which comes from Internet sites all over the world, is aimed primarily at teens and young drivers, but there are some activities for pre-teens as well.
You can also find other information of interest to NWT youth. Just click on one of the links on the right.
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Teens and young drivers:
Do you like skateboarding? Scholastic has a great article on how you can keep yourself safe
Australia's Youthsafe program has resources to help young people make the right choices to reduce their risk of injury.
Young people who want to help their school or community be transportation safe can find a number of activities on the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia website.
Whether you're driving a car or the space shuttle, NASA has some good advice to help you stay alert.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Canada has a number of public awareness videos and commercials dealing with driving while impaired, including the powerful TV commercials Mask and Girlfriend.
Sean Mulsteff died when the car he was driving hit a tree at 86 miles per hour. His father Perry talks about the devastating effects of teen overconfidence.
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Activities for tweens:
Keep it wheel and learn to be safe with the Hedgehogs - go here if your connection is slower (Source: UK Department of Transport)
Oscar's room is a fun place - and you might just learn something! Click on the bike and the helmet!
Train your mind with Kip and the Kinetic Kids! Or get your brain in gear with these mind-stretching activities. (Source: Government of Alberta Saferoads program)
Got wheels? Safe Kids Canada has some information on how to choose a helmet.
If you ride the school bus, NASA has these tips for you to keep in mind.
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Resources for parents and teachers:
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) has launched the Young and New Driver Resource Centre. It contains information on graduated driver licensing programs in Canada, as well as driver education programs, research, and other young driver safety initiatives. TIRF has released a new report on young drivers entitled Youth and Road Crashes: Magnitude, Characteristics, and Trends.
The GNWT Department of Health and Social Services has produced an off-road vehicle injury fact sheet for parents and youth driving ATVs and snowmobiles. They also have a fact sheet on wearing personal flotation devices (swim vests), reducing the risk of injury in collisions, and helping teens and young adults stay safe from injury.
Canada Safety Council has its Elmer the Safety Elephant website with cool activities for children.
NASA has a safety exercise to help young people make safe choices.
ICBC's Way to Go program provides useful traffic safety information for parents and teachers
Safe Kids Canada has information on preventing injuries to children. They have information on Child Passenger Safety, Off Highway Vehicles, Pedestrian Safety, Travel Safety, and Wheeled Activities, among others.
The New Zealand Land Transport Department has an on-line Education centre with multiple resources for teachers including on-line games and curriculum resources, study guides, school bus safety, and walking/cycling.
The U.S. National Safety Council has produced A Family Guide to Teen Driver Safety which is intended to complement a Graduated Drivers Licence Program.
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