Licence to Kill? is an innovative theatre education project, exploring the circumstances and consequences of a road traffic collision. Aimed at 16 to 18 year olds in Kent and Medway, a film of a crash in the local area has been specially recreated, with roads and hospitals familiar to local students.

As the drama unfolds and the emergency services arrive on the scene, the faces on film literally step onto stage. Pausing the film for a moment, they speak to the audience about their experiences, the reactions of the driver and passengers, the medical implications and how seeing such trauma affects them personally.  

Members of all the emergency services stand up to describe their experiences, as well as those who have suffered in a crash themselves or lost someone in their family.

The production took place for the first time in Kent and Medway in January 2007.   A similar production, 'Safe Drive Stay Alive', has previously taken place in the Thames Valley - more information is available at www.safedrive.org.uk/shows.html.

In the last three years nearly 500 people aged 17-24 were killed or seriously injured on Kent and Medway's roads. Young drivers are much more likely to be involved in a crash on the roads, often due to inexperience and a lack of knowledge of the risks.

Licence to Kill? is produced by a road safety partnership including Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Kent County Council, Kent Police, Medway Council, Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership and South East Coast Ambulance Service. The production will reach new and pre-drivers in an emotive and hard-hitting way - just one of a number of measures being carried out to raise awareness among young people of the dangers of driving.

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