Children and young people are at significant risk on our roads, with the annual Road Safety Week addressing this for 2017.
The initiative, scheduled between November 20th and 26th, supported the ethos of children starting to learn about the road system from a very early age, ultimately encouraging safer behaviour in later life.
This year’s message revolves around ‘Speed Down Save Lives’. Road safety education plays an important role in shaping the attitudes and behaviours of children and young people, ensuring they become responsible drivers, passengers, pedestrians and cyclists.
We all need to learn to use the road responsibly. You can download a free action pack from the Road Safety Week website as well as accessing a range of interactive resources for all ages to help raise awareness about road safety.