Kildare Road Safety Expo

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Last Thursday, we went to Punchestown for a road safety exhibition. We left on our bus at 9:05 and we were on the bus for around half an hour. When we arrived we saw Johnny Doyle (Kildare Gaelic football player) getting out of his car. We then went in and got one of those paper wristbands that you get at water-parks and stuff. Those things are always so hard to get off... Anyway, back to the trip. 

This is the famous Blue Bus by the way...

Johnny Doyle
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When we got in to the exhibition we were allowed to roam around ourselves for just under two hours. We looked at all the little stalls and we found them all very interesting. We also got some free high-visibility gear such as reflective smiley face stickers and key-rings, a reflective slap bracelet, a vest and numerous pens. 

There was a "roll over car crash simulator" that you could sit in. The car stayed in the one place but turned upside-down at a slow speed. It rotated a full 360 degrees. This is to show young people how important wearing a seat belt is. 

Roll over simulator
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We finished the day with a presentation from some people that worked for the emergency services who regularly came witnessed the aftermath of a road accident (mainly Gardaí). There was also a member of the irish NYPD there with a robot called "Tangobot". They spoke before we heard the heavier stuff about car accidents etc. 

Tangobot , Irish NYPD and a local Garda

It was a very enjoyable and worthwhile day. You can visit the RSA website by clicking here.