The Legacy Project was inspired by the voices of people who are living with their loss and grief, but want to use their experiences and stories to influence and change people’s behaviours and attitudes on our roads.
When you read in the paper or hear in the news about a tragic incident on our roads we react with horror and sympathy for a few moments before continuing with our day. To those who have lost loved ones or are facing life changing circumstances, the incident itself is only the beginning.
Many of these incidents could have been avoided if attitudes and behaviours had been different. Not using that mobile phone, driving within the speed limit, paying more attention to what was going on around them or by simply driving a safe, maintained and insured vehicle. Small things which in these cases had much larger consequences.
The families who have shared their stories as part of the project hope that their voices will help change and influence behaviours and attitudes on our roads so that other families don’t have to go through what they have.