Road Safety

Child Safety Week – June 2024

The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) have launched their Child Safety Week (3rd – 9th June) and this year’s theme is Safety. Sorted! Their campaign encourages families to keep their children safe and, with one small change, they can stop a serious accident.

So remember, when you cross the road:

Think – Find the safest place to cross. Where possible, use a pedestrian crossing.

Stop – Stand on the pavement near the kerb and make sure that you can see the traffic.

Look and Listen – Look all around you for traffic and be sure to listen carefully for things you can’t see.

Wait – Wait until it’s safe to cross. If traffic is coming, let it pass. If you’re not sure, don’t cross.

Look and Listen Again – When it is safe, walk straight across the road. Don’t run. Keep looking and listening.

‘Safety. Sorted!’

Please visit the Child Accident Prevention Trust to find out more about their June campaign.

Calling All Key Stage One Staff in Sandwell Schools - April 2024

Digital Road Safety is still available completely free of charge for all Sandwell schools. Research shows that children learn road safety best by being immersed in the environment.

Following recognised pedestrian training techniques, children view the roadside from the unique viewpoint of the pedestrian and by looking right and left they are in a tangible situation.

Visit Digital Road Safety and get started!

Coming soon! 

A new app-based version with new content for KS1 and Year 6. Why not contact us if you would like to be one of the first to get involved.

Help us to pilot this new exciting resource. For more information email Road_Safety@sandwell.gov.uk

Advice and News from Our Partners

Little Changes, Change Everything - April 2024

National Highways are reminding us that by making little changes when we drive, we can make a big difference to reducing congestion, avoiding collisions and making journeys safer, especially when we are travelling on the motorway.

So, remember:

• When traffic conditions allow, drive in the left-hand lane
• Keep at least two seconds behind the vehicle in front to avoid tailgating

Please visit National Highways to find out more about their campaign.

CLICK is the sound - Seat Belt Campaign - March 2024

The latest ‘THINK!’ campaign from the Department for Transport encourages us to ‘CLICK’ our seat belts, whatever the journey, whether we are a driver or a passenger.

Children must legally use a child seat until they are 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall, whichever comes first. If carrying children when driving, it is a legal requirement to ensure they are correctly restrained in an appropriate child seat for their weight and height.

Take time to make sure a child seat fits your vehicle and the child to ensure their safety. Injuries to children can be significantly reduced by using a suitable child seat.

Just a reminder, every driver is legally responsible for ensuring that all children up to the age of 14 are suitably restrained whilst travelling in a vehicle.

"CLICK is the sound of saving lives."

Please visit 'THINK!' to find out more about their campaign.