TWEED Year 11 students received a wake-up call about road safety yesterday in the form of a hard-hitting play depicting an accident scene.

The Reduce Risk Increase Student Knowledge (RRISK) Committee and NRMA Motoring and Services joined forces to produce the play, which will be shown to North Coast students throughout this month.

North Coast Health Promotion Alcohol Projects Coordinator Reyna Dight said a $20,000 grant from NRMA enabled the play to be developed by the RRISK Committee as part of its annual RRISK seminars for students.

"The play is divided into six short scenes which explore the freedom and responsibilities of being on the road together with driver distractions, inexperience and the consequences of taking risks," she said.

"More than 4000 Year 11 students from 50 high schools will see the show produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company in conjunction with RRISK road safety experts.

"Planning ahead, making safer choices, looking after friends and being responsible are reinforced throughout the performance, which uses physical theatre, mime and audio visual projections to challenge students to make safer choices as drivers and passengers."

NRMA president Wendy Machin said NRMA was proud to fund such an important road safety initiative for younger drivers.

"More than 35,000 young people on the North Coast have participated in the RRISK program since it started 12 years ago and feedback from students and the community has been overwhelmingly positive," Ms Machin said.

Catholic Education Office drugs and road safety officer Sue Hetherington said RRISK seminars stood out from other road safety programs because of their skills-based approach.