Young Australians aged 18-25 are the most likely to have travelled as a driver or passenger without wearing a seatbelt, and young animators such as RMIT Bachelor of Design (Animation and Interactive Media) student Olivia Hartanto are looking to change this.
Her animation short 'Captain Buckle' won one of two major awards in the 2024 Transport Accident Commission's (TAC) annual 'Split Second' competition, aimed at demonstrating how the wrong split-second decision can endanger lives.
Hartanto said animation had been her passion since childhood.
"It inspired me to pursue animation at RMIT Melbourne, all the way from Indonesia," she said.
"I saw the TAC Split Second competition opportunity through my RMIT school email and decided to try my luck competing."
Hartanto was presented with the inaugural award for multicultural creatives aged 18-25 studying in Australia, a new category created to share fresh perspectives and help change behaviours in young drivers.
