Child road safety
Guidance, resources and activities for use by individuals and organisations responsible for educating children about road safety.
On the safe side - Local responsibilities on road safety education in schools
On the safe side - Local responsibilities on road safety education in schools.
Archive
A major 3-year project by the Transport Research Laboratory for the Department of Transport to establish road safety education firmly within the school curriculum.
DfT child road safety strategy 2007
DfT's child safety strategy sets out what we will be doing to improve road safety for children aged up to 15 to help meet the 2010 casualty reduction target, identifying priority areas and giving a plan for further actions. It also summarises actions in Scotland and Wales.
- Published:
- 26 February 2007
Child road safety: achieving the 2010 target - Introduction
How the Department intends to achieve its targets to reduce the number of children killed or seriously injured (KSI) in Great Britain as a result of road traffic accidents by 50% by 2010.
- Published:
- 02 April 2003
Child car seats - frequently asked questions
FAQs about new regulations to extend compulsory seat belt and child restraint wearing in cars and goods vehicles.
- Published:
- 27 February 2006
- Last update:
- 31 October 2006
Let's decide - Walk wise
This project is intended to help make children safer pedestrians by giving an interesting and exciting experience to young children in early primary years
- Published:
- 15 June 1998
- Last update:
- 16 January 2006
Step Forward guidelines
Guidance produced to assist those considering or involved in practical child pedestrian training.
- Published:
- 15 June 1998
Kerbcraft: Smart strategies for pedestrian safety (1 Mb)
A manual based on a road safety education scheme originally run in Drumchapel, a housing estate in Glasgow with an exceptionally high child pedestrian accident rate. Published 7 March 2002.
- Published:
- 07 March 2002
Child road safety: achieving the 2010 target - Full report (432 kb)
An action plan prepared in consultation with the Child Road Safety Sub group of the Road Safety Advisory Panel.
- Published:
- 01 September 2004
Summary: seat belt wearing requirements in cars and goods vehicles (44 kb)
Summary table of new regulations to extend compulsory seat belt and child restraint wearing in cars and goods vehicles.
- Published:
- 24 February 2006
- Last update:
- 27 February 2006
For related documents, pages and internet links, see the column on the right.
