Westmead Hospital’s bstreetsmart road safety program is expanding nationally for the first time, bringing its education model directly into classrooms across Australia.
The new school-based program, Let’s Talk, builds on the live bstreetsmart event that has been delivered in NSW since 2004.
The program will be delivered in two formats. Students attending the live event can take part in a follow-up classroom session to reinforce key road safety messages, while schools unable to attend in person can access a standalone version focused on risk, consequences, decision-making and behaviour change.
The expansion comes as the sold-out 2026 bstreetsmart event runs from 11 to 13 August at AfterPay Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park.
More than 10,000 students a day from Years 10 to 12, representing over 250 NSW schools, are expected to attend.
Students will see simulated road crashes, hear personal accounts from people affected by road trauma and take part in activities exploring the responsibilities of drivers and passengers.
In 2025, more than 350 people died on NSW roads, with people aged 17 to 25 accounting for 9.6 per cent of fatalities.
bstreetsmart was established by Westmead Hospital trauma nurses Julie Seggie and Stephanie Wilson in 2004. Its first event involved 464 students from 10 schools, while more than 291,000 students have participated over the program’s 22-year history.
Transport for NSW, which has supported the program since 2015, is contributing $315,000 to the 2026 program.
The introduction of Let’s Talk allows the road safety education model to reach students beyond NSW and schools unable to attend the large Sydney event, marking the program’s first national expansion.
For more information, visit https://bstreetsmart.org/
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