A world-first portable road safety education centre will be arriving in Canberra tomorrow to help residents better understand the impact of road crashes, NRMA Motoring & Services? President, Alan Evans, said today.
NRMA?s Mobile Member Centre, a $1.7 million purpose-built semi-trailer, which will be arriving in Canberra on Tuesday features information for adults and children about safer roads, safer drivers and safer vehicles.
The 23-metre prime mover and trailer uses the state-of-the-art LCD touch-screen and computer technology to allow people to compare crash test results of small, medium, family and 4WD vehicles.
The 19-tonne member centre also features interactive road safety games, information about how to build safer roads and the history of the NRMA?s involvement in road safety.
The NRMA Mobile Member Centre will at:

Where: City Walk, Canberra Centre (off Ainslie Avenue)When:  Wednesday 13 April 2005Public entry 9.30am until 6pm
Media asked to assemble at 9.00am on Wednesday.
?We are thrilled to be able to bring the NRMA Mobile Members Centre to Canberra,? Mr Evans said.
?The NRMA?s Mobile Member Centre is our latest weapon to help educate communities about the impact of road crashes ? and nowhere else in the world has this been done.
?As Australia?s largest motoring organisation, NRMA has a responsibility to educate the community about road safety.
?For the first time, Canberra residents will be able to compare crash test footage and results across all classes of vehicle.
?I hope that everyone in Canberra takes the opportunity to check out the truck.?
Mr Evans said the Mobile Member Centre would help meet a need identified by a recent NRMA survey among 1,000 Australians about the impact of witnessing crash test footage.
?More than half of people surveyed reported that seeing crash test footage influenced their driving behaviour,? Mr Evans said.
?Bringing crash test footage to local communities will help educate people about the severe consequences of being involved in a crash and give motorists the opportunity to compare the safety performance of different cars.?
NRMA CEO, Tony Stuart, said NRMA?s financial turn-around had enabled the company to build the Mobile Member Centre.
?We want to help our members wherever possible ? our member centre is not a commercial venture but a way we can play our part to keep our members informed,? Mr Stuart said.
Mr Stuart said the Mobile Member Centre would use the internet to allow NRMA members to provide direct feedback on issues of concern and access NRMA?s range of member services and benefits.
NRMA Mobile Members Centre facts and figures

The NRMA Mobile Member Centre will visit more than 30 towns across NSW and the ACT in 2005.
The NRMA Mobile Members Centre visits will be timed to coincide with major community shows and festivals.
NRMA projects the Mobile Member Centre will reach 300,000 people this year alone.
The vehicle took 3,600 hours to build and has been constructed to be accessible by wheelchairs and prams using hydraulic ramps.
Four full-time workers will staff the Mobile Member Centre to ensure visitors gain the most from their visit.
Nearly two kilometres of cable, one kilometre of steel tubing and 500 metres of hydraulic piping were used to build the member centre.
Its generator creates enough power for two standard homes.
Volvo Trucks Australia has joined NRMA as a partner in safety by supplying the prime mover for the Mobile Member Centre. 
Subaru has also joined the project by supplying an Outback station wagon.
Caltex Australia is supplying $15,000 worth of fuel for the member centre and support vehicle.