Activity Guide
Concluding the Workshop
This document sets out the structure of the workshop, how each section is designed to be run and what the results of each section should be.
Activity Guide : Concluding the Workshop
Concluding the Workshop
There are three short activities to bring the workshop to its conclusion:
- What makes a safer driver?
Ask the group to shout out what they think makes a 'safe driver' again. There is no need for the delegates to justify their suggestions and they are free to express their thoughts.
Write down the answers on a flipchart/whiteboard, and then summarise.
- Conclusion
Summarise the aims of the workshops and what they have done today.
- Pyramid exercise
Conduct a pyramid exercise, by getting each participant to write down a question or opinion they have about the workshop. Ask them to discuss it in pairs to try and answer the question, and then get the pairs to discuss the unanswered questions in fours. Finally, put all the groups together and ask them to report back answered and unanswered questions to the facilitators.
- The promise...
Ask the delegates to write a message on a post card from their future self about what they will do to improve their safety as a driver. Collect all the post cards and promise to send them to the delegates after three weeks.
Ask the delegates to write their addresses clearly and assure them that their addresses will not be used for any other purpose.
Facilitator's notes
What makes a safer driver?
We found that during the second group shout out delegates were more prepared to shout out thoughts. The lists tended to be longer and identify more precise activities than the first shout out. Commonly, the subject covered in the employer topic was also added to the list as well as some of the more fundamental characteristics required to address underpinning causes of accidents such as "more planned" or "not in a rush". The examples from Pilot Workshops 1 & 2 and Pilot Workshop 5 are shown below.
How would you define a safe driver?
| How would you define a safe driver? |
How would you define a safe driver? |
- Maintains and checks vehicle
- Forward plans
- Relaxed
- Rested
- Sober
- Competent
- Aware of surroundings
- Not always in a rush
- Responsible
- Undergoes training
- Keeps to speed limits
- Wears seat belts
- Older than 25
- Confident
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- Careful
- Observant
- Aware
- Highway code
- No distractions
- Planned
- Drives to road conditions – takes account of situations
- Well rested
- Sober
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| Workshops 1 & 2 |
Workshop 5 |
The facilitators highlighted the differences between the two, and if required, drew out any conclusions.
Conclusion
For the conclusion, we used the following points
- There are differences between learning to drive and driving for work
- Bridge the gap between intended driving behaviour and actual driving behaviour
- Your employer has a legal duty of care when you are driving for work
- Your employer is a source of support
- We all make mistakes and bad things do happen
- Driving is about lifelong learning and development
Supporting comments were used from the flipcharts, or comments that the delegates made
We re-emphasised that driving for work is a different experience to learning to drive, due to the unique pressures and scenarios in which drivers can be placed. This was supported by comments that the delegates made about different environments in Activity 3, or the results of these different pressures as evidenced by the statistics and delegates' views which may have emerged from Activity 4.
Facilitators also re-emphasised the tensions between how we intend to drive on the road and what we actually do, highlighting examples given by the delegates, or given by the facilitators in Activity 5.
We also felt it important to highlight that their employer has a responsibility towards their safety and can be a source of support in the conclusion.
Finally, the facilitators concluded that safe driving is a wider skill than the physical control of the vehicle; driving can be affected by a range of external or internal factors. This can lead to mistakes, but we develop as a driver by honestly reflecting on mistakes we make or how we use the road.
- Pyramid exercise
In the pilot workshops, we found that there were few questions or comments raised in the pyramid exercise. This could be due to the delegates asking questions throughout the workshop, but keeping the pyramid exercise is important as it allows delegates to raise issues semi-anonymously and discuss them with peers.
Although not a common occurrence, sometimes the question arose of what to do in specific scenarios or what road traffic law says on different issues. Although these could be fielded on the pilot workshop, there is the potential for a participant to ask something relatively obscure.
- The promise...
Facilitators collected the post cards in at the end of the session. They were sometimes general thoughts about the way the participant felt they should change their driving, and sometimes specific action that the participant had been prompted to take from the workshop
Some example comments from Pilot Workshops 11 and 12 are presented below!
- I have checked my tyre pressure and tread on the car
- Go to bed earlier at night so I'm not so tired driving to work in the morning
- Thoroughly plan my journey ahead and allow plenty of time to prevent rushing
- I must learn to use my sat nav more effectively
- I WILL WEAR MY SEATBELT
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