For Clubs, Groups & ProjectsMomentum Project
Keeping young people safe on our roads.
This page contains information about the Momentum courses offered by YCHIOW for youth workers and others working with young people in an informal education setting. If you are a young person and would like to know more about Momentum, please visit the Young People's information section.
Young people under the age of 25 represent 10% of all drivers yet they have 25% of the accidents. This means that they are 3 times more likely to be involved in an accident than any other group of drivers. This is the National statistic, yet in Hampshire when the local statistics are analysed our young people are 4.6 times more likely to have an accident than any other group of drivers.
Momentum is a training package specifically designed to combat this appalling state of affairs. Momentum is offered to young people who are within six months of being legally able to drive (That is 16.5 years for cars drivers and 15.5 years for motor cycle riders)
Momentum) is a 30-hour course which aims to make young people socially and environmentally aware of the impact of vehicle use. Momentum comprises two different courses; First Gear for pre-learner cars drivers and OnTwo Wheels for pre-learner motorcyclists.
Momentum recognises that the majority of young people will become road-users and thus has the aim to teaching the responsibilities of vehicle use, including road safety, vehicle maintenance, typical costs and basic maintenance. Above all it is intended to help young people to develop positive attitudes to their own self-preservation and that of others.
To find out more about Momentum get in touch with us by calling the office on 01962 852307 or by emailing us.
Dowload a Momentum Leaflet to find out more.
Funding Information
If you would like help finding the funding to pay for a Momentum course, we're please to offer our assistance.
YCHIOW members may be entitled to a course discount, please ask for details!
Follow up research shows that having attended a Momentum course, young people have less than the average number of accidents for drivers in the over 25 years age group. In other words taking part in a Momentum course can improve your chances for staying safe on the road; your chances of having an accident drop from a 1 in 4 chance to a 1 in 10 chance.