Grades 1-12 a conceptual understanding vocabulary booklet road safety education

Diffuse 
Spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place
Diminishing 
Becoming smaller, less or appearing to do so
Disabilities
The conditions of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or 
mental unfitness e.g. Not seeing clearly

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Road Safety Education | Vocabulary Booklet
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Disseminate 
Cause to become widely known
Dissemination
Dissemination is the distribution and communication of, for example, re-
search findings, to target groups. 
Distracting 
Draw someone’s attention away from something
Diversionary 
scheme
A scheme that offers the opportunity for an individual to attend and satis-
factorily complete an educational and/or training session as an alternative to 
prosecution, within set criteria for certain motoring offences, such as ex-
ceeding the speed limit or careless driving.
Drains
Pipes through which liquid is carried away
Draw and write
Participants (often, but not exclusively children) are asked to draw and write 
in response to open ended questions which focus on a particular aspect of 
health or safety. Data can be used qualitatively and quantitatively. 
Drawbacks 
The quality of being a hindrance
Driver
Any person who drives or attempts to drive any vehicle or who rides or 
attempts to ride any pedal cycle or who leads any draught, pack or saddle 
animal or herd or flock of animals, and “drive” or any like word has a corre-
sponding meaning;
Driving license 
Legal document, proves the ability of a person to and authorize a person to 
drive a motor vehicle 
Dropoff zone
A designated area where people get off from a vehicle