Winnipeg, MB (Oct. 21, 2019) \u2013 Teen drivers\u2019 behaviours are at the forefront of two initiatives aimed at reducing collisions \u2500 Manitoba Public Insurance\u2019s new Driver Z program and National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 20-26).<\/p>\n
The MPI-developed Driver Z online was officially rolled out to students on September 30, following a successful beta pilot involving 20 schools. Over the next few months, nearly 5,000 students in 170 high schools will get to experience the new and innovative learning tools featured in Driver Z.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s driver education for the next generation,\u201d said Maria Minenna, Manager Driver Education & Training, Manitoba Public Insurance. \u201cYoung people today are curious, tech savvy and deep thinkers. With this in mind, we created a new online platform and curriculum that calls on them to use these skills throughout their journey in developing long-term safe driving habits.\u201d<\/p>\n
The most significant change from the previous driver education program is the added online component. Classroom time was reduced by 14 hours and instructors and students now complete their work within the Driver Z application. There is also the final class in the course called the Capstone Project, which tasks students with creating an engaging presentation that ties in the Road to Zero vision.<\/p>\n
\u201cRoad to Zero is a traffic strategy that sets a goal of zero road fatalities,\u201d said Minenna. \u201cThe Capstone Project challenges students to come up with new and engaging ideas on topics such as positive traffic safety culture, hazard awareness, rules of the road, and technology influence to help make the Road to Zero vision a reality. We\u2019ve seen some incredibly innovative ideas from students in the form of board games, songs, poems and even skits.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teen drivers make up only about five per cent of Manitoba drivers, but are involved in about 10 per cent of all injury collisions and fatal collisions each year, said Satvir Jatana, vice-president responsible for Communication Services, Manitoba Public Insurance.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducation, awareness and driver behaviour are key components in reducing road fatalities in Manitoba,\u201d said Jatana. \u201cYoung drivers are impressionable and we hope to encourage them to be better drivers to make our province one of the road safest in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
National Teen Driver Safety Week \u2500 organized by Parachute Canada \u2500 is a good time for all teen drivers in the province to evaluate their driving behaviours and work on reducing teen driver involvement in collisions.<\/p>\n
Parachute Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to injury prevention. The organization\u2019s goal for Canadians is to have a long life, lived to the fullest.<\/p>\n
Through education, knowledge and empowerment, Parachute is working to save lives and create an injury-free Canada. For information, visit www.parachutecanada.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Manitoba Public Insurance<\/a> is a non-profit Crown Corporation that has provided basic automobile coverage since 1971. Our services are available throughout Manitoba in claim centres and Customer Service centres.<\/p>\n Driver and vehicle licensing services are available at more than 300 Autopac brokers around the province.<\/p>\n Our staff of about 1,750 is dedicated to keeping Manitoba\u2019s roads safe and vehicle insurance rates low. We\u2019re a large company, but we are accountable to you every step of the way.<\/p>\n SOURCE: Manitoba Public Insurance<\/i><\/p>\n Tags: driving safety<\/a>, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)<\/a>, Parachute<\/a> Read the original article at Insurance-Canada.ca <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Winnipeg, MB (Oct. 21, 2019) \u2013 Teen drivers\u2019 behaviours are at the forefront of two initiatives aimed at reducing collisions \u2500 Manitoba Public Insurance\u2019s new Driver Z program and National Teen Driver Safety Week...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17316"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17316\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About Manitoba Public Insurance<\/b><\/h4>\n