RYDA Central Coast is an initiative of Rotary District 9680 and is a voluntary organisation that has developed a program to help educate young people about Road Safety as they approach the period in their life when they start driving a car.

Central Coast RYDA was established in 2002, piloting with 384 students.  We now have around 2000 Year 11 students participate from 22 Central Coast schools.

The RYDA program targets "awareness" and "attitudinal change" and seeks to encourage young people, Year 11 students, who are on the verge of driving or at least who are actively thinking about it, to take a more responsible attitude to motoring.

Comprising of six sessions, it is a one-day event held at a non-school site.  It co-ordinates the efforts of local road safety experts, driving instructors, the Police, recovering victims of road accidents, druck & alcohol educators and financial services personnel in such a way that students are made aware of the privilege and responsibilities of owning and driving a motor vehicle.