TOOWOOMBA'S St Ursula's College is doing its part to cut down the rising number of teenage road deaths.
The school is one of 30 across the state helping students make better choices through the RACQ docudrama program.
An alcohol-fuelled fatal car crash was re-enacted at the college to hammer home the road safety message to students.
Senior student Isabelle Brutnall said the graphic dramatisation brought reality almost too close to home, especially as the acting victim was a St Ursula's College student.
"It was someone we knew. It felt very real. It's not something you see every day and really makes you think about the consequences of your actions," she said.
A new study by the RACQ reports more than 40% of Queensland's senior students had willingly got into a car with a suspected drink driver
RACQ's Julie Smith said the docudrama helped empower teenagers to make the right decisions.
"We want the docudrama to make a lasting impression on the students so they take the responsibility of driving and being a passenger seriously every time they get behind the wheel," Ms Smith said.
"Teenagers and young adults aged between 17 and 25 account for the largest proportion of fatalities and serious injuries on Queensland roads so it's paramount we educate them if we want to see a reduction."
The school is one of 30 across the state helping students make better choices through the RACQ docudrama program.
An alcohol-fuelled fatal car crash was re-enacted at the college to hammer home the road safety message to students.
Senior student Isabelle Brutnall said the graphic dramatisation brought reality almost too close to home, especially as the acting victim was a St Ursula's College student.
"It was someone we knew. It felt very real. It's not something you see every day and really makes you think about the consequences of your actions," she said.
A new study by the RACQ reports more than 40% of Queensland's senior students had willingly got into a car with a suspected drink driver
RACQ's Julie Smith said the docudrama helped empower teenagers to make the right decisions.
"We want the docudrama to make a lasting impression on the students so they take the responsibility of driving and being a passenger seriously every time they get behind the wheel," Ms Smith said.
"Teenagers and young adults aged between 17 and 25 account for the largest proportion of fatalities and serious injuries on Queensland roads so it's paramount we educate them if we want to see a reduction."
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