Billy Street Aged 11
Billy is the son of Stuart and Emma Street, he is making the transition between primary and secondary school and will soon be travelling to school by himself.
Billy Street’s
His parents and school are keen for him to receive road safety training, pedestrian awareness training and hazard perception.
The road safety partnership has provided
cycle training for the following number of secondary school children:
2005 – 595
2006 – 521
2007 – 621
2008 – 609
Road Safety Officers also work within schools to do role plays
and experiments about the importance of wearing seatbelts
and understanding speed and
risks.
This chart illustrates
that Pedestrian
casualties peaked
in the 10-14year old
age group between
2003 – 2007.