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Sponsors sought to keep Safe Drive Stay Alive on the road

An image from the hard-hitting presentation shown to pupils.
An image from the hard-hitting presentation shown to pupils.

A hard-hitting road safety show which has helped inform hundreds of young people in the Mearns is looking for sponsors to help it continue.

Safe Drive Stay Alive has been attended by all senior school pupils in the north-east of Scotland for the last 11 years, including youngsters from schools in the Mearns and Kincardine area.

The powerful presentation features real-life testimony from the emergency services who regularly deal with road accidents and from members of the public whose lives have been affected by collisions.

It leaves a lasting impression on all who see it, with the intention of cutting the level of death and injury on local roads.

Tens of thousands of young people in the country about to learn to drive, or who have already passed their test, have experienced the presentation.

However, following the withdrawal of Petrofac as sponsors in 2015 after nine years and notice from ExxonMobil that they are no longer in a position to assist, Safe Drive Stay Alive is seeking support from community-minded businesses or individuals. Digby Brown Solicitors remain as sponsors, but their support does not cover the entire cost.

Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership chairman Douglas Milne said: “It’s really hard to state the impact this show has on those who see it and even if we’ve only saved the life of one driver, passenger or pedestrian over the years, I know it’s been worth all the effort and emotion which goes into this show.”

For more information about sponsoring Safe Drive Stay Alive email sdsa@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.