Safety on the road!
Aims
- explore some of the skills needed to be an ideal citizen in the community - trust, communication and partnership working.
Instructions
The young people must work in pairs. One person stands behind another.
The person in front is the 'blind car' and must keep their eyes closed.
The person stood behind them is their driver and must operate the 'blind
car'.
The driver guides the movements of the 'blind car' by pressing a finger in the middle of the back (go straight on), on the left shoulder (turn left), the right shoulder (turn right) or the neck (reverse). Speed is regulated by harder or softer pressure with the finger. In order to stay safe each 'blind' car should fold their arms across their chest. Instruct the young people that there will be a number of blind cars driving round at the same time, so it is important to avoid crashes. The cars stop moving if the drivers stop touching them. Change over after five minutes.
Evaluation / Circle Time:
Discuss as a group how the exercise made them feel and what skills they had to use when they were both the 'blind car' and the driver. Talk about how these skills are needed to help to create sustainable communities.