More than 3,000 senior pupils and college students in Tayside are to be warned about the dangers of driving.
A show called Safe Drive Stay Alive will be staged in Dundee, Forfar and Perth later this month to give young people an insight into the realities of a fatal traffic accident.
The aims are to illustrate the risks of neglecting road safety and get them to adopt a positive attitude towards driver and passenger behaviour.
Last year 19 people died on the roads in Tayside and another 180 were seriously injured.
Many of them were in the high risk 17-25 age group, and factors in crashes include inexperience, lack of awareness, distraction and at times peer pressure and over-confidence.
Dave Stapley, Tayside area manager for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, said he supported the “hard-hitting” presentation of the show, which uses video footage of a reconstructed car crash and personal testimonies from drivers and emergency services personnel.
“There is a lack of awareness of the feeling of responsibility that goes with sitting behind the wheel of a car.
“Too many young people, especially young men, think they have learned to drive long before reaching the age of 17 by playing simulated computer driving games.
“When they crash their car spectacularly on screen and the game is over all they have to do is press the restart button to enjoy the thrills again.
“Real life is not like that,” Mr Stapley said.
Chief Superintendent Hamish Macpherson, who is in charge of policing in Tayside, said the show was an effective way to educate young people.
“Young drivers are inexperienced and can only become good drivers by practising and improving their skills.
“Too often the emergency services witness at first hand the tragic end result of young drivers taking risks, which they may not fully appreciate, including such simple things as failing to wear a seatbelt.
“Injuries sustained in a collision may affect people for the rest of their lives and the consequences of causing a fatality are simply horrendous to all involved.
“Young people may think they are invincible unfortunately the number of collisions we have to deal with show they are not.
“I know it will be very impactive and thought-provoking for all who attend.”